Vermont’s unemployment rate held steady at a seasonally adjusted 3.2 percent in July, once again giving the state one of the lowest rates in the country.

The national jobless rate is 4.9 percent. The states with the lowest rates are New Hampshire (2.9 percent), and Nebraska and North Dakota (3.1 percent), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“The Vermont economy continues to grow consistent with the national economy, albeit at a slower pace than we would prefer,” Vermont Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan said in a news release.

“However, there are many job openings across various sectors, including construction, professional and business services, education, health services, and leisure and hospitality,” she said.

Noonan said the July data capture changes in the economy from the end of the school year.

The unadjusted rates show that the White River Junction and Burlington areas continue to have the lowest unemployment in the state (2.8 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively).

The highest unadjusted unemployment rates in Vermont are in Derby (4.9 percent) and Bennington (4.6 percent).