Labor force
The proportion of Minnehaha residents working or looking for work was 66 percent in 2000, 6 percent lower than the citywide proportion. This percentage (the labor force participation rate) in Minnehaha was a drop from a 71-percent high in 1990 when it was above the city’s rate.
The unemployment rate was lower in Minnehaha than in the city from 1980 to 2000. In 2000 the neighborhood’s percentage declined to its lowest point of 2.7, much lower than the city’s 5.8 percent. |
