Local unemployment rate rises for fourth straight month

The unemployment rate in the Sioux Falls metro area rose to 2.6 percent in February from 2.5 percent in January — the fourth consecutive monthly increase.

That’s the third-best jobless rate for metro areas in the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Urban Honolulu once again had the lowest metro area jobless rate in February at 2.2 percent…

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