Number of Employed and Unemployed
Minnesota and United States, 1999-2011
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MINNESOTA
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Labor Force
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Employed
|
Unemployed
|
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1999
|
2,742,201
|
2,665,747
|
76,454
|
|
2000
|
2,791,510
|
2,704,993
|
86,518
|
|
2001
|
2,841,021
|
2,731,328
|
109,692
|
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2002
|
2,861,744
|
2,731,101
|
87,176
|
|
2003
|
2,880,829
|
2,740,196
|
140,634
|
|
2004
|
2,882,289
|
2,748,666
|
133,624
|
|
2005
|
2,878,560
|
2,758,379
|
120,181
|
|
2006
|
2,892,733
|
2,774,030
|
118,703
|
|
2007
|
2,910,487
|
2,776,129
|
134,358
|
|
2008
|
2,936,747
|
2,777,598
|
159,150
|
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2009
|
2,951,347
|
2,713,211
|
238,136
|
|
2010
|
2,963,152
|
2,746,544
|
216,608
|
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2011
|
2,971,655
|
2,775,277
|
196,377
|
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UNITED
STATES
|
Labor Force
(in thousands)
|
Employed
(in thousands)
|
Unemployed
(in thousands)
|
|
1999
|
139,380
|
133,498
|
5,882
|
|
2000
|
142,588
|
136,899
|
5,689
|
|
2001
|
143,783
|
136,941
|
6,842
|
|
2002
|
143,783
|
136,488
|
8,387
|
|
2003
|
146,516
|
137,739
|
8,777
|
|
2004
|
147,304
|
139,246
|
8,142
|
|
2005
|
149,296
|
141,719
|
7,577
|
|
2006
|
151,407
|
144,671
|
6,996
|
|
2007
|
153,127
|
146,053
|
7,070
|
|
2008
|
154,346
|
145,468
|
8,878
|
|
2009
|
154,226
|
139,969
|
14,257
|
|
2010
|
153,906
|
139,052
|
14,854
|
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2011
|
153,603
|
139,850
|
13,753
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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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