Grafton's Unemployment Drops

Grafton's unemployment rate is dropping, according to the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

Here is a look by the numbers:

Grafton

April 2011: 6.5 percent

March 2011: 7.1 percent

April 2010: 8 percent

Statewide: 

April 2011: 7.8 percent

March 2011: 8 percent 

Job increase: 19,500 

National unemployment rate: 9 percent

"The recent job statistics serve as hopeful news once again that the Commonwealth is continuing its robust recovery,'' said Gov. Deval Patrick in a prepared statement.