ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's seasonally adjusted employment rate dropped slightly to 4.7 percent, down from 4.8 in March.

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That's a small increase from last April, when the state's unemployment rate was 4.4.

The state Labor Department reported Thursday that New York City's unemployment rate was also 4.7 in April, up from 4.5 in March and down from 4.8 in April 2007.

The national unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in April.

Among individual counties, Hamilton County had the highest unemployment rate at 8.8 percent. The lowest county unemployment rate — 3.2 percent — was recorded in Tompkins County.