In the week ending Nov. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised level, the U.S. Labor Department said on Wednesday.
The four-week moving average was 219,750, a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week's revised average, the department said.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.12 percent at 98.3711 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1004 dollars from 1.1020 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.2912 dollars from 1.2866 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar fell to 0.6778 dollar from 0.6789 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 109.57 Japanese yen, higher than 109.02 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.9995 Swiss franc from 0.9969 Swiss franc, and it was up to 1.3281 Canadian dollars from 1.3275 Canadian dollars.
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