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7 Cities With Lowest Unemployment Rates

Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, September 01, 2011

Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 257 of the 372 metro areas, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest data. 

The unemployment rate for the U.S. stands at 9.3 percent. 

Bismarck, N.D., boasted the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 3 percent. On the other hand, El Centro, Calif., and Yuma, Ariz., posted the highest unemployment rates--30.8 and 30 percent, respectively. 

The following are the metros with the lowest unemployment rates from July, including the unemployment rate for each. 

  • Bismarck, N.D.: 3%
  • Fargo, N.D.-Minn.: 3.7%
  • Lincoln, Neb.: 3.8%
  • Sioux Falls, S.D.: 4.2%
  • Rapid City, S.D.: 4.3%
  • Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn.: 4.7%
  • Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa: 4.7%
  • Portsmouth, N.H.-Maine: 4.7%

Source: “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment,” Bureau of Labor Statistics (Aug. 31, 2011) and “Top 10 U.S. Metros With Lowest Jobless Rates in July,” Inman news (Aug. 31, 2011)

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