Attracting & Retaining Talent

Least stressed state — best state to raise a family

Minnesota is one of the best states to find and retain a job, start a business, and balance work and family life.

Least stressed state, considering indicators that range from average hours worked per week to personal bankruptcy rate to share of adults getting adequate sleep (WalletHub, 2019).
Best state to raise a family based on five key dimensions: family fun, health & safety, education & child care, affordability and socio-economics (WalletHub, 2019).
Best state for women, considering metrics such as median earnings for female workers, economic clout of women-owned firms and unemployment rate for women (WalletHub, 2019).
Second best state for jobs, using metrics like improvement in unemployment, current unemployment rate and income improvements (Zippia, 2019).
Fourth highest for 5-year business survival rate (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015-2019).
Fourth best state for millennials, based on affordability, education and health, quality of life, economic health and civic engagement (WalletHub, 2019).

Third best city for college graduates based on 5 equally-weighted factors within 3 categories important to college graduates: jobs, affordability and livability (Apartment List. Inc., 2019).
Third best city for singles, using metrics such as population density, median age, share of population male vs. female and number of unmarried people (HomeSnacks, 2019).
Sixth best place to start a career, considering indicators like availability of entry-level jobs, job fairs, workforce diversity, job-market saturation, housing affordability and commuter-friendliness (WalletHub, 2019).
Seventh best city for young professionals. Minneapolis offers young professionals relatively low rent and relatively high average annual incomes (SmartAsset, 2019).