AUGUSTA – Maine’s Labor Department says the state’s unemployment rate in April was 4.7 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from the March figure. The national rate for April was 5 percent.

State Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman said April unemployment was down as the number of working residents increased. She said that’s encouraging but would have to continue for several months before it can be considered a trend.

Fortman said the figures are adjusted to reflect seasonal fluctuations in the labor market.