• The 2010 annual unemployment rate in Chisago County was greater than the MN average, while the Washington County rate in 2010 was slightly below the MN average
• The 2010 annual unemployment rate in Polk County was greater than the WI average, while the 2010 rates in Pierce and St. Croix County were slightly below the WI average

Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

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• Reflecting the deep national recession, the unemployment rates in all St. Croix Valley counties increased markedly between 2008 and 2009. 
• As the economy recovered, unemployment rates have fallen
  

Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development