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Minnesota has experienced a loss of 4,200 jobs in July but its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains at 4.5 percent.

The unemployment rate for the St. Cloud metro area dropped last month.The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says we're now at 4.0 percent unemployment.

The St. Cloud metro area unemployment rate ticked up a bit in March. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says we're now at 6.1 percent.

The St. Cloud metro area unemployment rate is relatively unchanged from January to February. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says we're at 6 percent in February, down slightly from the 6.1 percent in January.

Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady at 4.6 percent in December, with employers adding 9,500 new jobs.

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's unemployment rate is unchanged in May compared to the previous month, as employers added 8,400 jobs. That's according to the state Department of Employment and Economic Development. The agency says the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 5.3 percent, the same as it was in April.

The state says the St. Cloud metro area has added about 2,500 jobs over the past 12 months. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says St. Cloud's employment figure grew by 2.5% since last August, the fastest in the state.

The unemployment rate for the St. Cloud metro area ticked up slightly last month. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says we're now at 5.8%, that's up from 5.7% in June.

Minnesota employers added 6,800 jobs in July, the second month in a row that the state gained jobs. The Department of Employment and Economic Development released the July job numbers on Thursday.