HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Labor released the last unemployment numbers for the month of April, which shows the rate in Hutchinson dropped considerably.

The rate for Hutchinson last month was at 3.6 percent, down from 4.4 percent in March and 4.4 percent in April of 2015.

The rate for Reno County also saw a decline with the rate at 3.5 percent, down from 4.3 percent in March and 4.4 percent in April of 2015.

There were 1,083 residents of the county reported as being unemployed last month, with 712 of those in the city of Hutchinson.

All the surrounding counties saw rates drop as well.

The state’s April seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, down from 3.9 percent in March and from 4.2 percent in April 2015.