For any company trying to recruit employees, there could be a large labor pool available.

The Department of Labor announced last week that the number of workers filing for unemployment claims had reached the highest they’d been in six years. This week, the numbers have fallen slightly but remain high (the number went from 450,000 to 436,000).

Also, companies have continued to cut positions, pushing the net loss of jobs to 463,000 for the year so far.

Tags: Department of Labor, jobless claims, unemployment