Ninth District Forecast

Chart: Unemployment Rate

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Data as of June 1, 2010

Unemployment Rate

Unemployment rates are expected to step down from their high points in 2009 in all areas, except Montana, where higher rates are anticipated during 2010. However, all unemployment rates in 2010 will remain at or above historical averages. In 2011, unemployment rates are forecast to stay about the same, with slight increases in Minnesota, Montana and Wisconsin and slight decreases in the Upper Peninsula and the Dakotas.

 
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