The number of unemployment claims was the lowest since October, when 414,000 people sought benefits, the department said.
The initial unemployment claims for the week ended April 26 rose by 28,000, to 347,000.
During the early weeks of this month, initial unemployment claims increased to their highest level in five years.
For the week ended March 18, initial unemployment claims rose 32,000, to 384,000.
That unemployment claims have gone down to the lowest in two years?
He noted that new unemployment claims rose by 18,000, to 383,000, for the week ended March 31, more than had been expected.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment claims rose to 342,000, much higher than the 335,000 forecast.
Even a recent $400 million grant to help Louisiana with unemployment claims is less than half of the projected need for the coming year.
I recently had a 72 year old female deal with my unemployment claim at Jobcentre.
None of that money went to pay for unemployment claims.