Almost every central Illinois County saw a boost in unemployment figures in May.
DeWitt County unemployment dropped below 6-percent to 5.8% in May, down from 6.1 in April.
Piatt County unemployment was one of the lowest in the area, down to 4.8-percent from 5.1 in April.
Logan County's 5.2-percent in May was down from 5.5 in April.
Champaign and McLean County each had a 5.2-percent unemployment rate for May.
And in Macon County, unemployment figures remain high for the area at 6.8-percent, though was a drop from April.
The state unemployment average was 5.6%, behind the national pace of 4.5%.