Four of the so-called “Drive for 5” grant recipients are in Northwest Minnesota, and one of the five career areas is the trades.
The unemployment rate held at 2.7% in Minnesota in March on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Summer is an important time for teen workers, as some make their moves into full-time employment after finishing their education, and others seek temporary work for the season to build a resume and earn money, often for the first time.
Minnesota's official unemployment rate is a useful indicator of the health of the state's economy, but it does not tell the whole story.
An analysis of the current month’s employment picture broken out by Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) Survey conducted by the BLS shows that the number of job openings increased by 1,000 or 0.5% in Minnesota to 210,000,000 in December on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in 0.4 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis.
