Minnesota adds 3,500 private-sector jobs, unemployment rate up to 2.3%
Minnesota's job market kept chugging in November along with the rest of the U.S., despite economic uncertainty swirling.
People of Color Career Fair back in Minneapolis for first time since pandemic
According to Minnesota DEED, the Black unemployment rate sits at 5.9% and the white unemployment rate at 2.2% – based on 12-month moving averages.
People of Color Career Fair back in Minneapolis for first time since pandemic
Jacquieta Whittington is turning over a new leaf when it comes to work. Recently laid off from her job as a mental health advocate, she's looking for an employer who can bring out her best.
Fact Check: Is Minnesota's job growth outpacing the nation?
Democratic governors like Tim Walz can point to record-low unemployment rates. But is Minnesota's job growth anything special, or does a rising tide in the U.S. labor market lift all boats?
Minnesota Uber and Lyft drivers ask for better pay, protection from crime
Uber and Lyft drivers are asking lawmakers for help with better pay and protection against criminal assaults after facing issues with their respective companies.
Minnesota jobless rate edges up to 2% in September, but state adds jobs
The monthly jobs data give voters a picture of where the state's economy is headed ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
EMS service in rural communities stretched thin according to ambulance director
As rural populations age, calls have gone up for ambulance services, now totaling more than double compared to the past couple decades.
Minnesota employers seeing ‘renewed interest’ in labor unions this year
This year Minneapolis teachers and Minnesota nurses walked off the job, and other industries – most recently the railway workers – averted potential strikes. Some experts point to a "renewed interest" in labor unions as one driving reason.
Minnesota employers seeing ‘renewed interest’ in labor unions this year
This year Minneapolis teachers and Minnesota nurses walked off the job, and other industries – most recently the railway workers – averted potential strikes. Some experts point to a "renewed interest" in labor unions as one driving reason.
Minnesota jobless rate edges up to 1.9% in August, still near record low
Minnesota's unemployment rate ticked up to 1.9% in August as hiring slowed, though the jobless rate remains near a historic low amid a tight labor market.
Minnesota jobless rate edges up to 1.9% in August, still near record low
Minnesota's unemployment rate ticked up to 1.9% in August as hiring slowed, though the jobless rate remains near a historic low amid a tight labor market.
Minnesota among top 5 states for 'quiet quitting’
The "quiet quitting" trend is sweeping the American workforce as employees' mindsets change from putting in extra hours at work to wanting a better work-life balance. And this concept seems to be quite popular in Minnesota.
Understaffed Minneapolis 911 searching for new dispatchers, offering $1,000 signing bonus
The Minneapolis Emergency Call Center is understaffed and urgently hiring, and now offering a signing bonus with hopes of filling more than two dozen open positions.
Understaffed Minneapolis 911 searching for new dispatchers, offering $1K signing bonus
The Minneapolis Emergency Call Center is understaffed and urgently hiring, and now offering a signing bonus with hopes of filling more than two dozen open positions. The job is a way to give back to your community and get paid for it. 911 dispatcher Laurie Thomas-Neely is skilled at staying calm in a crisis, as she’s been on the job for nine years. She says she loves it.
Minnesota owns the lowest unemployment rate of any state — ever
Minnesota's 1.8% unemployment rate in June was the lowest ever recorded by a state over a half-century of recordkeeping.
Minnesota owns the lowest unemployment rate of any state -- ever
Minnesota's 1.8% unemployment rate in June was the lowest ever recorded by a state over a half-century of recordkeeping. State officials say the low jobless rate is mostly a good thing. But it means employers and hiring agencies need to do a better job connecting with people they've previously overlooked, they say.
Minnesota's 1.8% unemployment rate could be lowest in the country
"This is an economy that is really a worker-friendly economy in terms of opportunity… Boy is it a good time to be a job-seeker right now," said DEED commissioner Steve Grove
USPS hosting hiring event amid worker shortage
Amid a national and local shortage of employees, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will hold a hiring event in St. Paul - looking for carriers and handlers of all kinds.
Seniors take jobs as lifeguards as YMCA struggles to find workers
During the summer, it's typical to see a teen or college student working a summer job as a lifeguard, sitting in a tall chair at your pool or beach. However, as the YMCA struggles to find workers, retired seniors are showing up to fill shifts.
Minnesota jobless rate dips to record 2%, but pace of growth slows
Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to its second straight monthly record low in May even as signs of an economic slowdown appeared on the horizon.