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More Outstanding Minnesota Economic News - Minnesota Unemployment Rate Drops Again in November


More Outstanding Minnesota Economic News - Minnesota Unemployment Rate Drops Again in November

The good news just keeps on coming.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reported that the State unemployment rate dropped again in November of 2011, to 5.9%. The current unemployment rate reflects a one-half percentage drop from the month of October.

Minnesota's jobless rate is now nearly three percentage points below the national average unemployment rate of 8.6%.

The November jobless report follows a reported $876 Million budget surplus for the current biennium.

Sooner or later, the pattern of good economic news in Minnesota should help to usher in a healthier recreational real estate market in neighboring Wisconsin.

Posted Sunday Dec 18