The Minneapolis-St. Paul area's jobless rate was just 4 percent in May, better than any other U.S. metro market. The Star Tribune has a report on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. The Twin Cities beat out Austin, Texas and Columbus, Ohio. The state was helped by a big private-sector hiring surge in May, which stretched across several industries.

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