Idaho and South Dakota registered the lowest jobless rates among all states in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The two posted unemployment rates of 3.0% each.

Michigan again experienced the highest unemployment rate among states at 7.6% in December. It was followed by Mississippi at 6.8% and South Carolina at 6.6%.

Nebraska posted the largest month-over-month increase in employment, up 0.7%. Kansas registered the largest month-over-month decrease in employment, down 0.4%.

Year-over-year, 36 states registered increases in their unemployment rates in December, 12 states and the District of Columbia posted decreases, and two states were unchanged.