The August unemployment numbers are out and things are looking somewhat brighter for Minnesota.
August Unemployment In Minnesota
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August unemployment numbers are out and things are looking somewhat brighter for minnesota.
Today minnesota's department of employment and economic development... held a news conference to talk about the numbers.
Kimt news 3 maleeha kamal reports.
Minnesota is slightly above the nation when it comes to job growth.
Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent in august.
In july the number stood at 7.6 percent.
Department of employment and economic development commisioner steve grove says minnesota is seeing slow but steady job growth.
He points to the addition of roughly 40?*- thousand jobs last month.
"one of the seasonly adjusted gains came from the government industry with 11, 000 jobs came from that sector.
We think part of that is a lot of cenus highering that has been taken by the federal government."
Last august minnesota's unemployment rate was at 3 from sunday, sept.
6th through saturday, sept.
12, there were roughly 45?
"* hundred initial unemployment claims by individuals who work and live in iowa