The unemployment rate in Stanislaus County fell below the 8 percent mark in April as several sectors reported moderate job gains for the month, according to the latest report from the Employment Development Department. The April unemployment rate was at 7.9 percent, down from a revised rate of 8.8 percent in March, and below the year-ago estimate of 9.1 percent, according to the EDD. The drop in unemployment was largely fueled by job growth in six different sectors. The sectors of Professional and Business Services, Mining, Logging and Construction and Other Services all reported job increases of approximately 100 positions each.