Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

It was the only grant awarded in SE Minnesota

Hourly wages have risen more than $2 an hour in the last 2 years.

The state agency in charge of Minnesota’s unemployment assistance program wasted no time in “getting checks in the mail” after the recent federal stimulus bill was signed into law.

Minnesota’s minimum wage workers are in for a raise with the arrival of the new year.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has released a summary of the new federal stimulus legislation approved by Congress.

Nursing and retail-related jobs have the most openings on the newest list of the top 30 types of jobs being hired for in Minnesota.

It may be two years or longer before Minnesota recovers the thousands of jobs lost due to the pandemic.

Minnesota’s economy keeps chugging along and is setting some job-related records as a result.

The city of Kasson has been awarded more than $3-million in loans and grants to help pay for a major project involving its wastewater treatment plant.

St Paul, MN (KROC AM News) -  Minnesota’s exports slipped during the second quarter this year due to the continued strength of the U.S. dollar.

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

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.

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

St. Paul, MN (KROC AM News) -  Minnesota’s economy gained 15,600 jobs in April, the state’s highest monthly gain since September 2013.