Minnesota employers added 11,200 jobs in July, dropping the state’s unemployment rate to 3 percent.

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate is the lowest it has been since June of 2000, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The U.S. unemployment rate for July was 3.9 percent.

“Thanks to the strong economy, businesses throughout the state continue to grow,” DEED Commissioner Shawntera Hardy said in a statement. “The state’s robust labor market is providing access to job opportunities for an increasing number of Minnesotans, including those who have been on the economic sidelines for far too long.”

The past 12 months, Minnesota has gained 59,931 jobs, a 2 percent growth rate — with much of that growth coming the past 3 months, according to DEED. The national growth rate during that time was 1.8 percent.

WHO IS HIRING

Of the 11 industrial sectors measured by the sate, eight added jobs in July, including:

Education and health services added 2,900 jobs;

Government added 2,400;

Trade, transportation and utilities gained 2,200;

Manufacturing added 1,500;

Professional and business services gained 1,400;

Construction added 500;

Leisure and hospitality added 400;

And information employers added 200 workers.

The financial activities sector held steady.

WHO LOST JOBS

The two industries that lost jobs were:

“Other” services were down 200 workers;

And logging and mining lost 100.

HISPANIC JOBLESS RATE INCREASES

While employment gains are being made across Minnesota, the Hispanic unemployment rate in the state rose in July — the fourth consecutive month it has increased. The state cautions that black and Hispanic figures are from a relatively small sample size and are susceptible to random measurement errors. Here are the July figures broken down by demographics: