Minnesota gains jobs, lowers unemployment rate in latest DEED report
Minnesota's job growth outpaced national rates in May, while the state's unemployment rate ticked down slightly, according to data released Thursday.
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Minnesota's job growth outpaced national rates in May, while the state's unemployment rate ticked down slightly, according to data released Thursday.
Jenna Estlick, president of HR Solutions and at Versique, said that the first thing laid-off employees should do is to understand their benefits.
Employers across the U.S. added 177,000 jobs in April, a sign the labor market remains healthy despite concerns rising U.S. tariffs.
The report is a sign the labor market is still humming despite ongoing economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration's trade policies, CBS News financial analyst Jill Schlesinger explains.
A clash at the Minnesota State Capitol over jobless benefits for school workers on summer break.
A Twin Cities woman is accused of collecting thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits meant for her deceased mother.
Perry, Iowa, grapples with the closure of a Tyson pork processing plant as many laid-off workers scramble for new employment.
A new report shows Minnesota overpaid hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits during the pandemic.
The state is actually on the lower end of overpayments compared to the rest of the country.
Results from a recent survey put out by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development show that job vacancies have dropped nearly 24.7% over the last year.
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Employers added 236,000 jobs last month, and the nation's unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.
As the Fed continues hiking interest rates, weaker hiring and mounting layoffs suggest the U.S. job market is softening.
Plentiful job listings show an overheated hiring market — but many are duplicates or fake, say economists and recruiters.
The U.S. job market has remained robust despite the Federal Reserve's concerted push to slow economic growth.
The job market remains red-hot despite the Federal Reserve's push to slow economic growth.
The tax agency said it just finished sending the refunds to workers who paid tax on unemployment benefits that they didn't owe.
Hiring was stronger than economists had forecast, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.
Number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to a 3-month high amid rise in layoffs.
The labor market experienced the slowest job growth in 18 months, although the unemployment rate shrank to its lowest level in 50 years.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says curbing inflation will cause pain. Critics say putting millions out of work is unnecessary.
Minnesota saw a pause in job growth in August after months of historically low unemployment rates.
Minnesota's unemployment rate sunk to 2% for the month of May, breaking another record.
Gov. Tim Walz sharply criticized the Minnesota Legislature on Wednesday for failing to break its impasse over an unemployment insurance tax increase that businesses are already starting to pay.
