Unemployment rate: 3.3%
2010 GDP: $31 billion
Median household income: $51,380
What recession?
North Dakota's economy is booming. The state avoided the housing market collapse, and its construction employment is up 29% since 2002.
North Dakota also boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the country and is witnessing the fastest growth of all 50 states, thanks to drilling in the Bakken Shale.
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