Average Unemployment Rates
Minnesota and United States, 1999-2011
|
|
Minnesota
|
United States
|
|
1999
|
2.8%
|
4.2%
|
|
2000
|
3.1%
|
4.0%
|
|
2001
|
3.9%
|
4.8%
|
|
2002
|
4.6%
|
5.8%
|
|
2003
|
4.9%
|
6.0%
|
|
2004
|
4.6%
|
5.5%
|
|
2005
|
4.2%
|
5.1%
|
|
2006
|
4.1%
|
4.6%
|
|
2007
|
4.6%
|
4.6%
|
|
2008
|
5.4%
|
5.8%
|
|
2009
|
8.1%
|
9.2%
|
|
2010
|
7.3%
|
9.7%
|
|
2011
|
6.4%
|
8.9%
|
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS),
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
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