There were some dramatic drops in unemployment in the Raccoon Valley Radio-listening area last month.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Guthrie County had a 1.6-percent drop in unemployment from March to April to 2.1-percent. Dallas County saw a 0.8-percent decrease in unemployment from March to April to 1.5-percent. Greene County also reported a reduction in the percentage of those without a job from March to April of 0.7-percent to 1.7-percent unemployment.

Iowa’s unemployment rate also dropped from 3.3-percent in March to three-percent in April. The national unemployment rate was 3.6-percent last month.