--US new jobless claims +8,000 at 393,000 in latest week
--US new jobless claims 4-week average +6,750 at 378,750
--US jobless claiming benefits +131,000 to 3.182 million
--US jobless benefits 4-week average +28,500 to 3,073,000

Washington, Aug. 23 (BridgeNews) - New claims for U.S. state unemployment insurance benefits rose 8,000, to 393,000, in the week ended Saturday, the U.S. Labor Department announced. That is slightly above the 390,000 median estimate of analysts surveyed by BridgeNews. The 4-week moving average rose 6,750 to 378,750.
Analysts surveyed by BridgeNews put initial jobless claims for the latest week in a range of 370,000 to 400,000.
For the week ended Aug. 11, initial claims slipped 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 385,000, originally reported as 380,000, Labor said. For the same week, the 4-week moving average for new claims was 372,000, originally 370,750 per week.
In new data for the week ended Aug. 11, continuing claims climbed 131,000 to a seasonally adjusted 3.182 million, the highest level since September 1992.
For the same week, the four-week moving average for continuing claims increased 28,500 to 3,073,000, also its highest level in nearly nine years.
The seasonally adjusted rate of insured unemployment during the week ended Aug. 11 rose to 2.5% from the previous week's 2.4%. The ratio represents people claiming benefits as a percentage of the workforce potentially eligible for these benefits. Data on continuing claims and the insured unemployment rate are reported with a one-week delay.