Weekly jobless claims increase 13,000 to 196,000
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Four-week moving average of claims falls 2,500 to 189,250
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Continuing claims rise 38,000 to 1.688 million
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but the underlying trend continued to point to a tight labor market.
The jobs market has remained resilient despite growing economic headwinds from the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases.

While labor market strength keeps the U.S. central policy on its monetary policy tightening path, it also suggests that a much anticipated recession is nowhere near.
"We would be crying wolf if we said we thought there was a recession signal in the weekly unemployment claims data this week," said Christopher Rupkey, eVDEN eVE naKliYat chief economist at FWDBONDS in New York.

"Recession is not around the corner with layoffs this low, and the downturn, if it is coming at all, is months away."
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 196,000 for the week ended Feb.
4, the Labor Department said on Thursday. That was the first increase in claims since the second last week of December. If you have any concerns regarding in which and how to use eVdeN eVE NaKliyAt, you can make contact with us at our own webpage. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 190,000 claims for the latest week.
The four-week moving average of claims, considered a better measure of labor eVdeN evE NaKliyat market trends as it strips out week-to-week volatility, EVdEn Eve nAkliyat fell 2,500 to 189,250, the lowest level since last April.

Unadjusted claims rose 9,628 to 234,654 last week.
There was a jump in claims in California as well as notable increases in Ohio and Illinois. Those rises offset decreases in Georgia, New Jersey and Texas.
Claims have remained low despite high-profile layoffs in the technology industry as well as the interest rate-sensitive finance and housing sectors.