Unemployment

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Minnesota Loses 11,400 Jobs In April

Minnesota lost 11,400 jobs in April, and state officials are attributing part of the drop to the persistent wintry weather. The Department of Employment and Economic Development says the cold, snowy April slowed hiring in seasonally sensitive sectors including construction, leisure and hospitality, and local government. The biggest job losses were in trade, transportation and utilities.

2013/05/16

Minnesota’s Jobless Rate Drops To 5.3 Percent; 11K+ Jobs Lost

Minnesota released its April unemployment report on Thursday and while the state’s jobless rate dropped to a seasonably adjusted 5.3 percent, employers eliminated more than 11,000 jobs last month.

2013/05/16

Minn. House OKs Unemployment Insurance Rate Cut

A budget bill approved Wednesday in the House would temporarily chop the rates to produce savings to businesses of $346 million over the next two years. The tax is based on the wages paid at for-profit companies.

2013/05/15

Unemployment Rates Released For MN’s Young Adults

A new report shows the unemployment rate for young adults in Minnesota is exceedingly high and is about twice the state overall average.

2013/05/01

Minn. Job Growth Slows In March

Minnesota’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in March over the previous month, but state officials say that’s largely because more people stopped looking for work.

2013/04/18

Minnesota Adds 14,500 Jobs In February

Minnesota is reporting another month of increased job postings, saying that February saw 14,500 total jobs added to the numbers.

2013/03/21

Unemployment Rises In All 72 Wisconsin Counties

Unemployment rates increased in all 72 Wisconsin counties from December to January.

2013/03/20

Tribes Plan For Worst With Looming Budget Cuts

When it comes to the automatic spending cuts that began taking effect this month, federal lawmakers spared programs that serve the nation’s most vulnerable — such as food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans’ assistance — from hard hits.

2013/03/16

Minn. Unemployment Up In Jan., But Jobs Growing

Minnesota’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in January but state officials say the state has more than 12,000 new jobs compared to a year earlier.

2013/03/05

Do Tax Increases Kill Jobs? Minn. Soon To Find Out

Whether tax increases kill jobs is one of the longest running arguments in politics. It’s about to get tested in a big way in Minnesota.

2013/02/13

Minnesota Jobless Rate Drops To Pre-Meltdown Level

Minnesota added 9,100 jobs in December, bringing unemployment rates in the state down to levels not seen since before the financial crisis of 2008.

2013/01/17

Wal-Mart Says Its Hiring 100,000 Returning Veterans In Next 5 Years

Starting on Veteran’s Day, an American retailer says it will hire more than 100,000 returning veterans in the next five years.

2013/01/15

Latest Minn. Unemployment Rate: 5.7 Percent

Minnesota’s unemployment rate has dropped another notch to 5.7 percent. The Department of Employment and Economic Development officials released statistics Thursday while describing job gains and losses in various sectors for November.

2012/12/20

Soaring Teen & Young Adult Unemployment Rate

An annual survey on kids’ well-being shows 16- to 24-year olds are finding it tough to get an entry-level job these days due to lingering effects of the recession and competition from older workers.

2012/12/03

Unemployment Rates Drop Across Wisconsin Cities

Unemployment rates fell in all but one Wisconsin city and county last month. The state Department of Workforce Development released a report Wednesday that shows rates fell in 31 of the state’s 32 largest cities between September and October.

2012/11/21

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