Minnesota Unemployment Holds at 3.2%
November 14, 2019
Labor force participation rate ticked up to 70.3% while the state added more than 7,000 new jobs
St. Paul – According to data released by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 3.2% in October. The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October increased to 3.6%.
Minnesota added 7,400 jobs in the month of October. Meanwhile, September’s employment growth was revised up to 1,600 jobs.