Minnesota Gains 8,900 Jobs in December
15 Mar 2019
Statewide unemployment rate at 3.1 percent, lowest level in more than 17 years
ST. PAUL – Minnesota employers added 8,900 jobs in December 2018, with 8,700 of them coming from the private sector, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
The state gained 44,200 jobs during the calendar year, a growth rate of 1.5 percent. The U.S. rate of job growth last year also was 1.5 percent.