Unemployment claims hit 4-year low of 357,000

April 5, 2012 at 8:39 a.m.

by The Associated Press

Martina Ryberg, right, of Plymouth State University, talks with Tara Rossetti of On Call International during a job fair for college students on April 4, 2012 in Manchester, N.H.
Martina Ryberg, right, of Plymouth State University, talks with Tara Rossetti of On Call International during a job fair for college students on April 4, 2012 in Manchester, N.H.

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept hiring in March at a healthy pace.

Weekly applications dropped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 357,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the fewest since April 2008. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, fell to 361,750, also the lowest in four years.

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