Report: Minnesota Jobless Rate Remains At 4 Percent, 1,900 Jobs Added
State officials are reporting a rise in employment numbers over the last two months after initial reports of jobs lost were flipped to gains in August.
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State officials are reporting a rise in employment numbers over the last two months after initial reports of jobs lost were flipped to gains in August.
Those looking for a new career should head to the Mall of America. The South Metro Job Fair takes place Wednesday and features representatives from more than 50 local organizations.
Attention job seekers! There's another job fair Thursday for jobs at U.S. Bank Stadium. The fair runs from 2 to 6 p.m. at Summit Academy OIC along Olson Memorial Highway in Minneapolis.
Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady for a fifth straight month and continues to beat the national average.
Polaris laid off 100 salaried workers Monday, half of which are in the Twin Cities. A company spokesperson said Tuesday the demand for snowmobiles and other all-terrain vehicles is down.
For the first time, Target is setting aside two days to interview potential employees. Managers are looking for people to fill cashier, sales floors and stocking positions for the holidays. Target plans to hire 70,000 seasonal workers nationwide.
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Minnesota's unemployment rate is stuck at 3.7 percent for the eighth straight month.
General Mills says that it has completed a plan to eliminate about 800 positions. The maker of Cheerios cereal, Yoplait yogurt and other packaged foods also reported mixed results for its fiscal third quarter as a stronger dollar pressured sales.
A report to be released on Thursday aims to highlight employment disparities in Minnesota. The groups Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the Economic Policy Institute say they plan to hold a rally.
The U.S. Government said Tuesday the nation's economy grew at a whopping 5 percent annual rate last summer. That's the fastest growth since 2003, including jobs coming back to the Midwest.
A Wisconsin medical supply company is growing. On Thursday they announced they'll bring nearly 500 new jobs to people in the metro and in western Wisconsin.
With longer workweeks and busy kids' schedules, some of us feel like we aren't spending as much quality time with our families as we'd like. That's how Eric from Mounds View felt when he wrote to WCCO. He wanted to know: What happened to the 9-to-5 job? "It has changed dramatically," said Dr. Ernest Owens, a management professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Business.
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U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in March in the latest sign that the economy is rebounding from a weak stretch brought on by a harsh winter. The Labor Department says employers added 192,000 jobs, slightly below February's total of 197,000.
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Minnesota's unemployment rate has climbed slightly to a seasonally adjusted 4.8 percent, with employers cutting 100 jobs. The rate for February was one-tenth of a point higher than January's figure.
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