Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. US Unemployment Drops The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in April, which is the lowest level in more than five years. Friday`s report from the Labor Department also says the economy had a net gain of 288,000 jobs. Both figures were better than most economists had predicted. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/content/us-unemployment-drops/1906076.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/content/us-unemployment-drops/1906076.html