The number of people signing up for U.S. unemployment financial aid dropped to a four-year low last week.

The head of a company that helps match job seekers and companies that have jobs to fill says many of the companies he works with are continuing their recovery from the recession.

Rich Milgram, the CEO of “Beyond-dot-com,” says he thinks the U.S. economy is poised for growth.

Milgram says job seekers were scarred by the down-turn and some companies are having trouble replacing the people they laid off during the recession.