State Gains 9,000 Jobs in February
15 Apr 2016
Employment
Minnesota employers added 9,000 jobs in February, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
The state has gained 42,137 new jobs in the past year, an increase of 1.5 percent. U.S. job growth during that period was 1.9 percent.
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