Unemployment figures in central Illiois were down in April.
DeWitt County unemployment is down to 6.1% from March's 6.8-percent.
Logan County unemployment for April was 5.5%. In McLean County, unemployment in April was 5.4% and in April, Piatt County unemployment was 5.1%.
Macon County unemploymet was 7.1% and in Champaign County, April unemployment was 5.3%.
State unemployment was 6.2%, well ahead of the national average of 4.7%.