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Minnesota Records Another Strong Month of Job Growth
17 Apr 2025
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Minnesota employers added 10,700 jobs in March, the largest monthly gain in a year, and the labor force continued its pattern of growth, according to data released today by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
Minnesota's overall job growth last month (0.4%) was four times faster than the national rate (0.1%), with Minnesota's private sector growing twice as fast as the U.S. overall (0.2% to 0.1%). The state's unemployment rate is 3.1%, up 0.1% from last month, compared to 4.2% nationally.
More than 2,700 Minnesotans joined the labor force last month, the 10th month out of the last 12 with labor force growth. The labor force participation rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 68.2%, compared to 62.5% nationally.
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