Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

A number of internet providers in Minnesota will share in a $100-million appropriation to expand broadband coverage across the state.

The enhanced unemployment benefits will come to an end one month from Wednesday.

Two central Minnesota cities are getting state grant money for infrastructure improvements.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's two-week Stay at Home order has many people wondering how that will impact them.

Minnesota employers had about 123,000 job openings in the second quarter of this year. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says that's up 26 percent from the same period a year ago when there were more than 97,000 vacancies statewide.

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The unemployment rate in the St. Cloud metro area dropped last month. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says we're at 3.8 percent in April, down from the 4.8 percent we had in March.

The unemployment rate for the St. Cloud metro area is the lowest its been in six years. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says we're at 3.9 percent for the month of October. That's down from 4.4 percent in September.

Minnesota has rebuilt the employment level it saw prior to the last recession and then some.

Minnesota's unemployment rate is continuing its downward trend. The Department of Employment and Economic Security announced Thursday that the state had a 5.2 percent jobless rate in June. That's a tenth of a percent lower from where it was in May.