Donna Van Natten with The Enterprise Center, left, and Valoria …

Photo by Associated Press | published: May 3, 2013

Donna Van Natten with The Enterprise Center, left, and Valoria Armstrong with Tennessee American Water Co. converse during a job fair Tuesday at the Urban League in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 324,000 — the fewest since January 2008.