Minnesota Gains 11,300 Jobs in July

Minnesota employers added 11,300 jobs in July, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

Those figures, combined with revised data that showed the state gained 2,400 more jobs than originally reported in June, brought employment gains in the state to 44,034 over the past year, an increase of 1.5 percent. Jobs nationally climbed 1.7 percent over the past year.

"Last month’s job gains pushed seasonally adjusted employment in Minnesota above the 2.9 million mark for the first time in state history," said DEED Commissioner Shawntera Hardy.

"The state has gained 21,000 jobs in the past two months alone, a strong indication that the economy is continuing to grow."

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