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Effective January 1st, employers need to be transparent about what they are paying employees when hiring.

Minnesotans are no strangers to hard work, and when it comes to places we work, over 13 percent of Minnesota residents say they once worked for this employer.

The firm was sued for firing an employee over a fingerprinting requirement.

The daily number of Minnesotans applying for unemployment insurance has been on the decline since Friday, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Olmsted County set new records for employment and the size of the labor force last month.

The Rochester area sported the lowest unemployment rate in the region last month.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - New records were set last month in the Rochester area for the number of jobs and the number of people in the workforce.

The  Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry put out the 2016 Minimum Wage Report. It gives a look at minimum wage workers and their trends. Here is a look at some of the key findings in the report. There are about 1.61 million hourly workers in the state About a little over 15 percent or around 248,000 make minimum wage ($9 ... Read More ...

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) -  Minnesota’s economy lost 1,500 jobs in August, led by declines in construction and manufacturing.

Omaha, NE (KROC AM News)  – The Mid-America Business Conditions Index for August is out and it shows weak numbers.

St Paul, MN  (KROC AM News) -  The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reported Thursday the state’s economy gained 11,300 jobs last month.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs last month, a sign of confidence amid sluggish growth that points to a resilient U.S. economy.

MONONA, Iowa (AP) — Another eastern Iowa manufacturer has announced it will close its doors.

St Paul, MN  (KROC AM News) - For the third straight month, Minnesota’s unemployment rate remained at 3.8 percent in May.