SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In one of the strongest signals of a rebounding economy yet, California’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in nearly six years.

California’s jobless rate was 7.8 percent in April, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. It has steadily fallen since hitting a 12.4 percent peak in October 2010.

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