Iowa, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Vermont tied for the lowest unemployment rate among all states in February at 2.4% each, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hawaii followed at 2.7%.

On the other hand, Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 6.5% in February.

Unemployment rates fell in February in four states: Kentucky, North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming all posted 0.1 percentage-point decreases.