LONDON: Minnesota employers added 7,300 jobs in June, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Those gains, however, were largely offset by figures from May that were revised from 1,900 jobs lost to 8,400 jobs lost. Over the past 12 months, the state has added 34,246 jobs, a gain of 1.2 percent. U.S. jobs were up 1.8 percent during that period. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 3.8 percent for the fourth consecutive month. The U.S. unemployment rate in June was 4.9 percent. “Minnesota added 13,700 jobs through the first six months of the year, and signs point to continued growth in the labor market,” said DEED Commissioner Shawntera Hardy.
In the Metropolitan Statistical Areas, the following regions gained jobs in the past 12 months: Minneapolis-St. Paul MSA (up 1.6 percent), Rochester MSA (up 1.8 percent), St. Cloud MSA (up 2.9 percent) and Mankato MSA (up 2.4 percent). The Duluth-Superior MSA was down 0.2 percent.
