12 US Cities Doing The Best Economically Right Now

10. Minneapolis – St. Paul – Bloomington, MN-WI

Composite score: 25

While large parts of the country still have their trouble in creating jobs, Twin Cities and their metro area are doing rather well for themselves. They feature the lowest unemployment rate of 2.7% among large metropolitan areas in the country; add to that poverty rate of 10.3% and GDP per capita of $61,767 with a tendency to rise, and you’ll figure out why that’s true. But why is that the case? Well, Twin Cities are doing a good job in many areas including healthcare and start-up businesses. Even North Dakota’s shale oil production has had a positive effect on neighboring Minnesota, and with oil prices plummeting, consumers will have even more to cheer about.