After claiming the title of lowest state unemployment rate in the country last year, Maryland’s unemployment rate rose for the third consecutive month in February.
Virginia’s unemployment rate held steady last month.
The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Maryland’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in February was 2.4%, up from 2.3% in January and 2.2% in December.
Virginia’s unemployment rate was 3.0%, unchanged from December and January. It was about the same as a year earlier.
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