The Business Journal looks into a new study from the U.S. Bureau of Labor, which shows that while 30 states have added government jobs over the past five years, Minnesota and several others have cut back on public employment.
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The man walked away from the home on April 20.
A vote was taken in the Minnesota House on Wednesday.
The Minneapolis Police Federation is openly defying the mayor's ban.
Beer and wine is currently only available in premium seating areas.
Robison spent his entire career with the Vikings.
The pair voided more than $2,000 of customer transactions and pocketed the difference.
The miniature schnauzer was returned to her owners this weekend.
Berrios will pitch Friday. The Twins also called up Fernando Romero.
The meter changes introduced last week by the City of Minneapolis affects weekend parking.
The 36-year-old was reported missing April 19.
The sketch artist sends the portraits surviving family members.
Job vacancies were up nearly 50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with the same period a year earlier. Employers reported nearly 50,000 job openings, according to the latest figures from the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
The number of jobs held by teens in Minnesota has declined during the past decade, with fewer than half of them holding jobs. But it's better than last year, said an official with Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development. And it's better for Minnesota teens than teens in the rest of the nation, where only 25 percent are employed.
The phone company is streamlining units that serve business and government customers. The cuts take effect on April first, which is the one-year anniversary of CenturyLink's $12 billion purchase of Qwest.
A new report by BMO Capital Markets paints a picture of Minnesota's economy as slowly but surely recovering. The unemployment rate of less than six percent is helped by fresh hiring in the construction industry and an easing of job cuts among government employees. Housing is still considered a weak spot, but at least prices are recovering and there are signs that more building is on the horizon.
The odds of finding a job in Minnesota are getting better, the Pioneer Press reports. Job postings climbed 15 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago, the state reported on Thursday. Employers reported nearly 63,000 openings, up from 54,700 last year.
In total, the state added 28,400 jobs last month as laid-off state employees returned to work following the three-week government shutdown. The state's jobless rate went unchanged, at 7.2 percent.
