Minnesota's unemployment rate is bad — until you look at all the other states

Minnesota's unemployment rate spiked to 8.1% in April, the highest level in decades. But on this metric, at least, Minnesota's fortunes are among the best in the nation. The Washington Post has a breakdown of the latest U.S. labor market numbers, which showed that jobless rates are up almost everywhere after the Covid-19 pandemic killed demand for multiple industries, while state governments ordered widespread industry shutdowns to help slow the spread of the disease. For 43 states, the unemployment…