Not Taking the Expansion for Granted
27 Feb 2019
Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 2.8 percent in November 2018 for the third month in a row. The state’s unemployment rate remains the lowest since May 1999 and three tenths of a point above the all-time low of 2.5 percent (January and February, 1999).
October’s gain of 3,400 jobs was reduced to 2,500 after revision.
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Funding will support infrastructure improvements in Arlington, Becker and Hendricks
ST. PAUL – Grants totaling more than $2 million were approved by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for infrastructure projects in three Greater Minnesota communities.
DEED awarded the funding from its Greater Minnesota Business Development...
Grants have helped further develop nearly 1,500 businesses; train almost 50,000 individuals
ST. PAUL – Grants focused on programs that assist Minnesotans of color, women, youth and people with disabilities have helped further develop nearly 1,500 businesses and assist almost 50,000 career seekers and youth with employment, education and support...
Funding will support public infrastructure improvements in St. Paul and Carver
ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced grants totaling more than $1.8 million for infrastructure projects that support innovative businesses and organizations.
The funding was awarded from DEED’s Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant...