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 percent from March. The Commission says the number of unemployed workerxsfell 11,600, from 286,600 in March to 275,000 in April. Northernm Virginia's unemployment rate also The region, Virginia's largest workforce, saw the unemploymentg rate fallfrom 5.1 percent in March to 4.9 perceng in April. While that is the lowest regionak unemployment ratein Virginia, it is also still significantluy higher than Northern Virginia's unemployment rate of 2.4 percent a year ago. the U.S. unemployment rate was 8.6 percent. Arlington County continuesx to have thehealthiest employment, with a jobless rate of 4.
1 Fairfax County's April jobless rate was 4.5 Loudoun County's April unemployment rate was 4.6 and Alexandria City's jobless rate was 4.7 Those are the only jurisdiction in the state with an unemployment rate underf 5 percent. The highest unemployment rate in the statedwas Martinsville, at 20.2 percent. Leisurs and hospitality employersadded 12,900 jobs in April and now emplogy nearly 400,000 people in Virginia. Health care and private educationadded 2,000 jobs last month. Professional and businessa services employment climbed led by computer systemxs design andaccounting jobs, the Commissiom says.