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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Good Kansas news

Kansas ranks under the headline "10 States With Ridiculously Low Unemployment -- And Why" just now on Yahoo News and the Business Insider. Check it out: 7. Kansas: Powered by agriculture, energy, and aerospace; Unemployment Rate: 6.5%; Lower Than America's Unemployment Rate By: 3.0%; Major Industries Driving The State's Economy: Kansas isn't the land of Dorothy anymore, although it is still a major grain producer and retains its agricultural roots. These days, the state is also a major oil and natural gas producer and is also a hub of the aerospace industry; % of adult population with a Bachelor's degree or more: 28.8% (Higher than average). Also noteworthy is that Nebraska ranks 3rd and Iowa in the final, 10th spot. Then see who's numbers one and two---the "boring" Dakotas--North Dakota in the number one spot and South at 2. If you also take into consideration Minnesota is ranked at 9, if you took us all out of the picture--us midwesterners--you wouldn't have much of a list, would you? It makes that economic roller coaster ride the East and West coasts take look less appealing all the time, doesn't it? Riddle to close: What state, with the name that sounds like "misery", is NOT on the list? Link to original post: http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/10-states-with-ridiculously-low-unemployment----and-why-535377.html?tickers=^dji,^gspc,spy,dia,udn,edv,uup

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