In March, three states reported unemployment rates at or below pre-pandemic levels

Employers added 916,000 jobs nationwide in March, while the unemployment rate fell from 6.2% to 6%.

Job numbers improved or remained stable in every state last month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Twenty-nine states added jobs to payrolls. Unemployment rates fell in 20 states as well as Washington, DC.

Unemployment rates ranged from 2.9% to 9% in March.