*U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS ROSE 23,000 LAST WEEK TO 302,000

*U.S. SECOND-QUARTER EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX INCREASES 0.7%
*U.S. FOUR-WEEK CLAIMS AVERAGE FALLS TO 297,250 FROM 300,750
*FOUR-WEEK CLAIMS AVERAGE FALLS TO LOWEST SINCE APRIL 2006
*U.S. SECOND-QUARTER EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX INCREASES 0.7%
*U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS ROSE 23,000 LAST WEEK TO 302,000
*U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS ROSE 23,000 LAST WEEK TO 302,000