Life after the Target layoffs
How small and midsize companies can benefit from the influx of former Target employees into the marketNora PooleMonday, March 16, 2015Last week, Target dealt a major blow to the Twin Cities workforce,...
View ArticleJob vacancies in Minnesota at highest level since 2001
Recently released figures from MN DEED report 88,900 job vacancies in the fourth quarterEmily GasperlinWednesday, April 1, 2015Yesterday the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development...
View ArticleJob Creation Fund has funded 31 projects since it started last year
The program has awarded $16.7 million of funding to businesses to encourage growthEmily GasperlinWednesday, April 8, 2015Since the Job Creation Fund was started last year, the program has funded 31...
View ArticleTeen unemployment down significantly post-recession
Employment among those aged 16-19 has risen steadily over the past several yearsNora PooleThursday, May 14, 2015As of last year, teen unemployment in Minnesota has dropped down to 11.4%, according to a...
View ArticleMinnesota job news
MN DEED releases April unemployment rate and Minneapolis-St. Paul ranked in the top 25 U.S. cities for jobs in a Glassdoor surveyEmily GasperlinThursday, May 21, 2015The Minnesota Department of...
View ArticleAs Baby Boomers retire, employers are having trouble replacing them
Trend of shrinking workforce to be seen in the metro area soon, according to Center for Rural Policy and DevelopmentLexy ImmermanMonday, June 22, 2015In a report released by the Minnesota Center for...
View Article$5.75 million grant awarded to DEED to expand job training initiative
The U.S. Department of Labor awards grant to help fund job training in high-growth sectorsRachel BurnhamTuesday, June 23, 2015The Minnesota Department of Economic Development (DEED) was recently...
View ArticleGrants to provide $3.18 million for youth employment programs
Department of Employment and Economic Development funds programs across the state to give workplace skills to disadvantaged youthLexy ImmermanMonday, July 6, 2015Grants from the Minnesota Department of...
View ArticleMN DEED releases August employment data
Minnesota added 7,300 jobs in August and the unemployment rate holds at 4%Emily GasperlinThursday, September 17, 2015The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) released...
View ArticleBeyond the Yellow Ribbon challenges Minnesota employers to hire vets
Major General Richard Nash, Minnesota National Guard’s Adjutant General, talks with employees from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota during the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Ceremony in Eagan. Photo...
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