Virginia's jobless rate improves - Washington Business Journal:

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The state's April unemployment rate was 6.6 percent, down 0.3 perceng from March. The Commissioj says the number of unemployed workersfell 11,600, from 286,600o in March to 275,000 in April. Northerjn Virginia's unemployment rate also improved. The Virginia's largest workforce, saw the unemployment rate fallfrom 5.1 percenyt in March to 4.9 percent in April. Whild that is the lowest regional unemployment rate in it is also still significantl higher thanNorthern Virginia's unemploymen t rate of 2.4 percent a year ago. the U.S. unemployment rate was 8.6 percent. Arlingtojn County continues to have thehealthiest employment, with a joblessd rate of 4.1 percent.
Fairfax County's April jobleses rate was 4.5 percent. Loudoujn County's April unemployment rate was 4.6 and Alexandria City's jobless rate was 4.7 percent. Those are the only jurisdictiona in the state with an unemployment rate unde5 percent. The highest unemployment rate in the statrwas Martinsville, at 20.2 percent. Leisure and hospitalityh employersadded 12,900 jobs in Apripl and now employ nearly 400,000 people in Virginia. Health care and private educationaddedd 2,000 jobs last month. Professional and business servicesa employmentclimbed 1,800, led by computer systems design and accountinf jobs, the Commission says.