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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)  Seasonal factors helped the Rochester area enjoy a sizable drop in unemployment in April.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in April, a solid gain that suggests that the economy may be recovering after stumbling at the start of the year.

St Paul, MN (KROC AM News) - A recent look at Minnesota’s job market found the highest number of openings in more than 10 years.

RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Best Buy is laying off 500 full-time and 1,000 part-time employees in Canada as it consolidates operations.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Target Corp. says it is laying off 1,700 workers and permanently closing out another 1,400 open positions.

St Paul, MN (KROC AM News) -  Minnesota’s economy shed 7900 jobs in January.

WASHINGTON (AP)  — U.S. employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding 295,000 jobs.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The state of Minnesota has added about 1,700 employees to its agencies since 2007.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers hired at a stellar pace last month, wages rose by the most in six years, and Americans responded by streaming into the job market to find work.

Even though employers cut 5200 jobs last month, Minnesota’s unemployment rate fell a tenth of a point from November to 3.6 percent - the lowest monthly rate for the state since April 2001. The December rate was a full point lower than in the same month a year earlier ...

Minnesota’s unemployment rate was down slightly last month.

The respected Mid-America Business Conditions Survey found confidence in Minnesota’s economy continued to grow last month.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota economic development officials are inviting businesses to apply for tax rebates tied to new hiring and capital investment. Gov. Mark Dayton and his business recruitment adviser provided details Thursday for a Minnesota Job Creation Fund that launched last week...