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KBRA Releases Research – November Unemployment Rates—30 States Reporting Below Pre-Pandemic Levels; NY, CA, and NJ Continue to Lag

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

In this installment of our series on state unemployment rates, KBRA examines November 2021 state data released on December 17. State unemployment rates have reached yet another milestone in their recovery, with 30 states recording unemployment rates below the pre-pandemic level of February 2020. It remains to be seen what impact the now dominant and highly virulent omicron strain of the coronavirus will have on further progress.

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

Yang Li, Associate Director
+1 (646) 731-1216
yang.li@kbra.com

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

Business Development

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

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

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