Hawaii jobless rate slips to third lowest in nation

Hawaii jobless rate slips to third lowest in nation

Hawaii’s unemployment rate, which earlier this year was tied for the lowest in the country, has lost ground for three straight months and now sits nationally at 2.5%. South Dakota, which had shared the top spot with Hawaii late last year and early this year, has reasserted itself as the clear leader at 2.2% after being tied with Hawaii for four straight months, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released Friday. North Dakota ha…