National unemployment edges down by 0.2%

Unemployment rates were lower in February in 31 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 19 states, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. All 50 states and the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate, 3.8 percent, edged down by 0.2 percentage point over the month and was 2.4 points lower than in February 2021. ...