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Unemployment Data

| March 29, 2021

The unemployment rate increased in 49 of 50 states for the twelve months ending December of 2020. The state of Hawaii had the greatest jobless rate jump - from 2.7% to 9.3%. South Dakota was the only state to report a lower jobless rate, declining from 3.4% to 3.0%. (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)