The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remains high by historical standards, with the latest weekly total coming in at 751,000.

While some states have seen unemployment applications recede from record highs after the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. employment picture, others have suffered stubbornly high jobless rates months into the recovery. In some states, unemployment rates shot higher than 20%.

According to the Department of Labor’s latest report, which breaks out the insured unemployment rate (a ratio of people on unemployment benefits divided by labor force) at the state level through October 17, Hawaii is still currently suffering the worst employment picture with a nation-leading insured unemployment rate of 11.3%.

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