Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in May at 2.0%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. North Dakota was next at 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis, followed by Iowa and New Hampshire, both at 2.7%.

Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 7.2% in May.

The BLS reported unemployment rates fell in May in 14 states; the largest was a 0.3 percentage point decease in New Mexico.

The national unemployment rate edged down from April to 3.8%, 0.5 percentage point lower than in May 2017.