According to job counts from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s (DEED’s) Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages program, the forestry and logging industry in Minnesota was made up of 211 establishments providing an average of just over 1,000 jobs in 2017. Home to most of the state’s forest land, it is not surprising that almost half of... READ MORE >
Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 2.8 percent in November, according to data released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). In November, Minnesota lost 800 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis. October’s previously announced gain of 3,400 jobs was reduced to 2,500 after revision. Minnesota’s unemployment rate remains the lowest since May 1999 and... READ MORE >
