Patrick County’s unemployment rate also dropped, from 12.9 percent in March to 11.4 percent in April, the VEC stated. Patrick County’s unemployment rate was 11.7 percent in April 2009.

This is reported in the Martinsville Bulletin on June 6, 2010 City of Martinsville was 21.7% for April 2010, and remains the highest in the State of Virginia. March was .2% higher. Henry County’s unemployment rate for April was 14.3 percent, down from 15.6 percent in March. In April 2009, Henry County’s unemployment rate was 13.9 percent.