Minnesota Adds 2,900 Jobs in June

Minnesota gained 2,900 jobs in June – a welcome reversal after employers cut 200 jobs in May, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

The state’s unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, up 0.1 percent from May. The U.S. unemployment rate in June was 5.3 percent.

The state has added 41,602 jobs since June 2014, a gain of 1.5 percent. U.S. job growth was 2.1 percent during the same period.

“June marks the sixth anniversary of the official end of the ‘Great Recession,’ and the economy is seeing continued positive change,” said DEED Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben. “For example, the state saw gains in June in construction that pushed the industry back above 110,000 jobs – a level we haven't seen since July 2008.”

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