Posted: Thursday, 17 January 2013 11:03AM

Unemployment



December turned out to be another strong month in job growth for the State of Minnesota.  Department of Employment and Economic Development spokesman Steve Hine says the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December fell to 5.5%.

Hine says the state added 9,100 jobs in December and the November jobs figure was revised upward to 10,800 jobs. That means the state has added 50-thousand-700 jobs over the past year.  Hine also said the state's labor market is growing at a brisk pace gaining more than 21,000 jobs in the last two months of 2012.
                
Hine said the state has regained 71% of the jobs that were lost during the recession.

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