Second Ward, Minneapolis

This is a public policy forum that was established in 2006 by Minneapolis Second Ward (Green) City Council Member Cam Gordon and his policy aide Robin Garwood to share what they were working on and what life in City Hall was like. After serving 4 terms Cam lost his relection in 2021 but has continued to be involved in local politics and to use this forum to report and share his perspective on public policy. Please feel free to comment on posts, within certain ground rules.

Monday, January 02, 2012

Twin Cities Have Nation's 3rd-Lowest Unemployment Rate

As you can read here, the unemployment rate in the Twin Cities is the third-lowest in the US.  Our rate is 5.4%, behind only Omaha and Madison.  This is only 1.9% worse than our best rate for the last decade, 3.5%.  Our unemployment rate is a full percentage point better than the state of Minnesota's as a whole, 6.4%.

This is good news, but unfortunately employment is not equitable across racial and ethnic lines in Minneapolis.  Unemployment for whites is very low, for African Americans and other minority communities, it is in the double digits.  We can and must do better.

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