The state’s unemployment rate declined to 6.3 percent in April, as the state added a seasonally adjusted 1,200 jobs, according to the state Department of Labor.
The jobless rate is down from 6.4 percent in March and 6.8 percent a year ago. Initial figures on March job gains were revised downward, from 4,000 to 3,300, DOL said.
The government sector added 1,500 jobs in April, while the private sector shed 300. Manufacturing, construction and mining and education and health services all gained jobs, while professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and arts, leisure and recreation shed jobs.
The state’s labor force also expanded to an all-time high of 1.92 million people, DOL said.
The state has gained 23,200 jobs over the past year, while the unemployment rate has fallen half of a percentage point.
