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Hawaii sets new record low unemployment rate for any US state

By Joseph Lawler
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Hawaii sets new record low unemployment rate for any US state

Unemployment fell to just 2 percent in Hawaii in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, the lowest jobless rate for any state on record going back to 1976.

Four other states also enjoyed their own record low unemployment in May: California at 4.2 percent, Idaho at 2.9 percent, Oregon at 4.1 percent, and Wisconsin at 2.8 percent.

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