North Dakota and South Dakota posted the lowest jobless rates among all US states in February at 2.1% each, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The next-lowest rates were in Nebraska at 2.3% and Montana and Utah, at 2.4% each.

In addition, Maryland, Montana and Wisconsin posted their lowest jobless rates in February since 1976.

Meanwhile, Nevada had the highest unemployment rate among all states in February at 5.5%.

The state with the largest year-over-year decrease in its jobless rate was New Mexico, down 1.4 percentage points to 3.6%. The next-largest decrease occurred in New Jersey, dropping by 1.1 point to 3.5%.

On the flip side, the largest year-over-year unemployment rate increase occurred in Oregon, up 1.0 percentage point to 4.7%.