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Minnesota named the best run state in the nation


http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-named-the-best-run-state-in-the-nation/463440813/




By Tim Harlow Star Tribune
December 11, 2017 — 7:38pm


These are good times for Minnesota. Unemployment is low. The state's credit rating is high. And the average median household income is above average. That all adds up to Minnesota being the best-run state in the nation, according to a study by the website24/7 Wall St(247wallst.com).

The Gopher State beat out Utah for the top spot in the annual survey, which uses economic indicators, budget allocations and balance sheets as well as a range of social measures to rank how well each state is run. Ranking third through fifth were Iowa, Oregon and Washington.

Minnesota ranked as the 10th best back in 2012 and has inched up in the rankings each year, coming in at No. 1 this year after its runner-up finish in 2016.
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Minnesota had the 13th-lowest unemployment rate in 2016 at 3.9 percent, the study said, but recent figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found it had dropped to 3.3 percent in October — the lowest unemployment rate since 2000. Employers have added more than 290,000 jobs since 2011, according to Gov. Mark Dayton's office.
The study noted that Minnesota has an excellent credit rating.
GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com
The study noted that Minnesota has an excellent credit rating.

Meanwhile, wages have risen over the past five years. The median household income of $65,599 in Minnesota is about $8,000 more than the median income nationwide, the study said..........................