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Minnesota One the Hardest Hit With Job Losses [PODCAST]
Minnesota One the Hardest Hit With Job Losses [PODCAST]
Minnesota has the 6th largest spike in jobless claims based on evidence obtained by Smart Asset. Smart Asset spokesperson Mark Locastro joined me on WJON today. He indicated that their numbers don't include last week's jobless claims which he suspects spiked even more.
Minnesota Shutdown Added To Government Job Losses
Minnesota Shutdown Added To Government Job Losses
Minnesota's 20-day government shutdown made the national hiring picture in July a little bit gloomier than it would have been otherwise. The U.S. Labor Department's July hiring report showed a slight uptick in hiring by private business, with about 154,000 jobs added nationwide. But that didn't correspond to government jobs, with about 37,000 lost.