New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- US weekly unemployment claims increased by 9,000 to 200,000 in the week ending November 7, according to data released by the US Department of Labor on Thursday.

The latest figures showed that seasonally adjusted initial claims rose from the previous week's revised level of 191,000, while the four-week moving average remained unchanged at 195,250.

The Labor Department stated, "In the week ending November 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 200,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level."

The previous week's initial claims figure was revised upward by 2,000 from 189,000 to 191,000. The four-week moving average for the previous week was also revised upward by 500 to ...