minnesota unemployment
Minnesota employers added 2,200 jobs in October, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)…………. [1]
Minnesota’s unemployment rate in August rose to its highest level since 1985. [2]
Additionally, the report revealed that Minnesota has lost over 10,000 jobs in the past two months, essentially negating the modest job growth experienced in the beginning of 2008. [3]
Photo: #More people lost jobs in Minnesota last month, pushing the state’s unemployment rate to 6.2 percent. [2]
Go to the links below to apply for UI or find employer services. [4]
Labor market analyst Oriane Casale, of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development or DEED, said a couple issues are haunting the state’s job scene. [2]
Unemployment Insurance (UI) provides benefits to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. [4]
“We’re tracking the U.S. economy closely,” Stinson said. [2]
Three projects in the Twin Cities area received a total of $1.8 million in grants to help offset the cost of reclaiming and redeveloping blighted property…………. [1]
As a result, it is taking laid-off workers longer to find new employment, meaning more and more people are exhausting their unemployment benefits before returning to the workforce. [3]
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - provides labor force size, number of employed, number of unemployed and unemployment rate for the nation, state, regions, counties and large cities in Minnesota. [4]
Minnesota State University Moorhead, City of Minnetonka, and Ramsey County will receive a total of $2.8 million to fund infrastructure improvements that support three bioscience business development projects…………. [1]
These data track large layoff events’ those that involve at least 50 workers who were separated involuntarily from their employer for more than 30 days. [...] Find information on trends including total initial claims per month, seasonally adjusted totals per month, data on the demographics of UI applicants, the amount of benefits paid out and other statistics about the UI program. [4]
“Sometimes August looks really good and September looks really crummy, sometimes August looks really bad and then September looks really good,” Stinson said. [2]
Sources:
[1] Welcome to the Minnesota Department of Employment and …
[2] State’s jobless rate rises again | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ
[3] Minnesota unemployment reaches 17-year high
[4] DEED: LMI Unemployment