Unemployment Rate

Governor Mark Dayton starts a statewide jobs tour next week hoping to build a legacy as a jobs governor, with last month's government shutdown behind him. The first-term Democrat will kick off the tour in Fergus Falls on Wednesday.

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Minnesota's state government shutdown boosted the unemployment rate last month as the state lost a net 19,800 jobs, mostly due to the government closure. The Department of Employment and Economic Development on Thursday reported a 7.2 percent jobless rate for July, up from 6.8 percent in June.

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Minnesota's unemployment rate remained relatively steady again in June after adding 13,200 jobs.

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The number of people out of work in the St. Cloud metro area went down last month. The Department of Employment and Economic Development says our unemployment rate is now at 6.3% -- down from 6.7% in April.

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The unemployment rate in the St. Cloud Metro Area dropped two-tenths a percent in March. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says our unemployment rate is now at 7.5%.

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New figures show Minnesota unemployment edged down a tenth of a percentage point to a seasonally adjusted 6.6 percent in March.
That compares with a national rate of 8.8 percent for march.

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The unemployment rate for the St. Cloud metro area went up a full one-percent from December to January. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says we're at 7.8% unemployment now.

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Minnesota's unemployment rate dipped to 7 percent in December, but the state also lost jobs last month. Figures released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development show a 0.1 percentage point decline in the jobless rate.

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Minnesota' unemployment rate held steady at 7.1 percent in November, remaining nearly 3 percentage points lower than the national rate.

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Minnesota's unemployment rate inched up slightly last month, even as employers added more than 14,000 jobs.

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