Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Minnesota dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

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The U.S. Department of Labor will send a specialized team to Minnesota to review the state’s Unemployment Insurance Program after reports of widespread fraud. According to a press release, the ...

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(The Center Square) – Minnesota’s unemployment rate rose in January to its highest level in five years, as job growth stalled and state leaders pointed to economic disruptions tied to recent federal ...

Minnesota employers added 5,900 jobs in August, and the state unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.6%, according to data from the Department of Employment and Economic ...