KBRA Releases Research – Coronavirus (COVID-19): Certain States’ Unemployment Rates Remain Sticky Despite Continued Improvement

NEW YORK--()--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases commentary on the trends in the April 2021 state-level unemployment data.

In this installment of our series on state unemployment rates, KBRA examines April 2021 state data released on May 21 and national data published on June 4. The U.S. unemployment rate continued its downward trend in May, coming in at 5.5% versus 5.7% in April and 6.2% in March. While underlying data continue to reveal some differences in unemployment trends across states, KBRA notes that unemployment rates in California, Hawaii, and Nevada remain quite elevated.

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Cindy Wu, Senior Director
+1 (646) 731-2304
cindy.wu@kbra.com

Jozelle Cox, Senior Analyst
+1 (646) 731-1227
jozelle.cox@kbra.com

William Cox, Global Head of Corporate, Financial and Government Ratings
+1 (646) 731-2472
william.cox@kbra.com

Business Development Contact

William Baneky, Managing Director
+1 (646) 731-2409
william.baneky@kbra.com

James Kissane, Senior Director
+1 (213) 806-0026
james.kissane@kbra.com