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The state's April unemployment rate was 6.6 percent, down 0.3 percentg from March. The Commission says the numbeer of unemployed workersfell 11,600, from 286,600 in Marchn to 275,000 in April. Northern Virginia's unemploymen t rate also improved. The region, Virginia' largest workforce, saw the unemployment rate fallfrom 5.1 percent in March to 4.9 percent in April. Whils that is the lowesty regional unemployment ratein Virginia, it is also still significantluy higher than Northern Virginia's unemployment rate of 2.4 percenyt a year ago. the U.S. unemployment rate was 8.6 percent. Arlingtonb County continues to have thehealthiest employment, with a joblessx rate of 4.
1 Fairfax County's April jobless rate was 4.5 percent. Loudounn County's April unemployment rate was 4.6 and Alexandria City's joblessx rate was 4.7 percent. Those are the only jurisdictionw in the state with an unemploymentf rate under5 percent. The highesg unemployment rate in the statewas Martinsville, at 20.2 Leisure and hospitality employers added 12,900 jobs in April and now emplohy nearly 400,000 people in Virginia.
Health care and privat educationadded 2,000 jobs last Professional and business services employment climbe d 1,800, led by computefr systems design and accountintg jobs, the Commission
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