When you think of good places to move for gainful employment, a rural place like North Dakota might not be at the top of your list. But with only a 3.6% unemployment rate, it might be the perfect choice. In the current economic climate, rural states with strong agricultural based economies are hardly noticing the economic troubles of the rest of the country or world. In the graphic below, you can see the ten states with the lowest rates of unemployment in the country.
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As you go down the list, the most common industries in these states include agriculture, energy or tourism. Another contributing factor to some of these stronger state economies is a well educated workforce. While the national average of adults with college degrees is approximately 27.5%, some of these states have a college educated adult population as high as 33.6% (Vermont). A well educated population is able to support a variety of industries.
It is also worth noting that many of these stats have created business friendly environments that encourage companies to establish headquarters and create employment in their states. All in all, what you have in many of the states listed in the graphic above is a perfect storm for low unemployment: booming industries, high demand for employees and a low supply of workers.