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Unemployment Rate For St. Cloud Metro Area Drops Nearly 1%

By Jim Maurice May 24, 2011

The unemployment rate in the St. Cloud metro area dropped nearly a full percent last month. The latest numbers from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development have the April unemployment rate at 6.6% -- down from 7.5% in March.

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Minnesota Unemployment Dips to 6.5 Percent in April

By The Associated Press May 19, 2011

Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 6.5 percent in April, down a tenth of a point. That's still well below the April's national rate of 9 percent.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: unemployment

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Local Unemployment Holds Steady

By Jim Maurice March 25, 2011

The unemployment rate for the St. Cloud metro area stayed the same in February. The latest numbers released today (Friday) from the Minnesota Department Employment and Economic Development have our unemployment rate at 7.7% -- same as in January.

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Category: St. Cloud News Tags: department of employment and economic development, unemployment

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Minnesota Jobless Rate Dropped To 6.7% In January

By Abby Faulkner March 2, 2011

Minnesota's jobless rate fell to 6.7 percent in January, its lowest point since December 2008. Preliminary January unemployment figures released Wednesday by the Department of Employment and Economic Development showed an improvement over December's revised 6.9 percent rate.

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Category: business news, State/Regional News Tags: unemployment

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Local Unemployment Jumps .5% In December

By Jim Maurice January 24, 2011

The latest local unemployment figures indicate we're not out of the recession woods just yet. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says the unemployment rate for the St. Cloud Metro Area rose by a half-percent in December to 6.8%.

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Category: St. Cloud News Tags: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, unemployment