1,200 Jobs Added In May In Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota's unemployment rate remained relatively steady in May when private employers added 1,200 jobs.
Minnesota's unemployment rate inched up from 6.5 percent in April to 6.6 percent in May.
Minnesota's rate is far better than the national rate of 9.1 percent in May. Many job seekers who had stopped looking for work resumed their search in May, which accounted for the slight increase in the unemployment rate.
Steve Hines, labor analyst Steve Hines of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, or DEED, said that online postings were way up.
"The Conference Board's measure of online job postings jumped by 14,000 in May in this state. We were third-highest in the nation."
Breaking down the trade-off in gains and losses, the state added 5,400 private sector jobs while dropping 4,200 government positions, mainly in the field of public education.
Sectors that added jobs during the month outnumbered the losers. The construction industry gained 2,200 jobs following a dismal April, which was battered by poor weather.
An influx of temporary workers helped the professional and business service sectors add 1,900 jobs. The financial, trade, transportation and utilities sectors also performed well.
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