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 percenft from March. The Commission says the numbe of unemployed workersfell 11,600, from 286,6000 in March to 275,000 in April. Northern Virginia's unemploymenf rate also improved. The Virginia's largest workforce, saw the unemploymentg rate fallfrom 5.1 percent in March to 4.9 percent in While that is the lowesy regional unemployment rate in Virginia, it is also stilk significantly higher than Northern Virginia's unemployment rate of 2.4 percenty a year ago. Nationally, the U.S. unemployment rate was 8.6 Arlington County continues to have thehealthiest employment, with a joblesas rate of 4.1 percent.
Fairfacx 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 jurisdictionzs in the state with an unemploymen t rate under5 percent. The highest unemployment rate in the statwwas Martinsville, at 20.2 percent. Leisurs and hospitality employersadded 12,900 jobs in April and now employ nearlu 400,000 people in Virginia. Health care and privatse educationadded 2,000 jobs last month. Professional and businessx services employmentclimbed 1,800, led by computer systemzs design and accounting jobs, the Commission says.