Sept 5 (Reuters) - Futures tied to the S&P 500 pared

some losses after a less-than-expected rise in weekly jobless

claims calmed some worries over a cooling labor market.

Data showed the number of Americans filing new applications

for unemployment benefits came in at 227,000 for the week ended

Aug. 31, compared with estimates of 230,000 as per economists

polled by Reuters.

On the flip side, ADP National Employment data showed

private employers hired the fewest number of workers in

3-1/2-years in August and data for the prior month was revised

lower.

At 08:33 a.m., Dow E-minis were up 26 points, or

0.06%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 48.75 points, or

0.26%, and S&P 500 E-minis were down 2.5 points, or

0.05%.