Minnesota Adds Nearly 52K Jobs in January
March 11, 2021
In January, Minnesota gained back nearly all of the jobs it lost in the prior month, the state’s jobs agency reported on Thursday.
In the first month of 2021, the state gained 51,800 jobs, which covered all but 1,000 of the estimated jobs lost in December 2020. Minnesota initially reported a loss of 49,800 jobs in December, but the state’s original estimates often fluctuate as officials gather more data.
In a Thursday morning news conference, Steve Grove, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, said that the governor’s decision to roll back some of his pandemic-related restrictions likely drove much of the job growth in January. Gov. Tim Walz allowed bars and restaurants to reopen for indoor dining on Jan. 11.