Jobs News Minnesota Added 14,400 Jobs In August

Jobs Report: Minnesota adds jobs in August, unemployment rate grows slightly

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reports Mankato has seen over 2,000 jobs newly available in the last year. Specifically, 2,354 jobs have been added in the greater ... Read More

August jobs grow 4.2% in Mankato, topping state, U.S. trends

MANKATO — The number of jobs in the Mankato area climbed 4.2% in August compared to August of 2024, the biggest year-over-year increase of any of Minnesota’s metropolitan areas other than Rochester. Read More

The U.S. labor market is slowing. Minnesota, for now, is bucking the trend.

Minnesota’s labor market defied expectations in August, adding thousands of jobs and outpacing the country as a whole just a month after state officials warned of an economic slowdown. Employers added ... Read More

MN workforce, job numbers rise in August — but so does unemployment

ST PAUL, Minn. — While the United States as a whole is all but at a standstill when it comes to employment growth, Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced almost ... Read More

Minnesota adds 5,900 net jobs in August, unemployment rises to 3.6%

Minnesota employers added 5,900 jobs in August, and the state unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.6%, according to data from the Department of Employment and Economic ... Read More

US added 119K jobs in September after August decline, delayed report shows

The U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released Thursday, more than six weeks after it was ... Read More