ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since 1999. the jobs agency reported. There were 5,200 jobs added in Februsry. Put another eay: The state’s labor force participation rate rose from 67.6 percent to 67.9 percent. This is the breakdown from February 2021 to February 2022 by metropolitan statistical areas:
>Minneapolis-St. Paul: Unemployment dropped to 8.5%.
> Mankato: 7.5%.
> Duluth-Superior: 6.5%.
> St. Cloud: 5.9%.
> Rochester: 4.8%.