May 20 - State Gains 10,200 Jobs in April
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For Immediate Release
May 20, 2010
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Contact: Kirsten Morell, 651-259-7161
Kirsten.Morell@state.mn.us
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State Gains 10,200 Jobs in April
~Unemployment rate drops to 7.2 percent~
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ST. PAUL – Minnesota employers added 10,200 jobs in April, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.2 percent in April, down from a revised 7.3 percent in the previous month. Minnesota’s unemployment rate was 2.7 percent below the U.S. unemployment rate of 9.9 percent in April, the largest gap between the two on record.
The state has lost 0.8 percent of its jobs in the past year, while the U.S. lost 1 percent of its jobs during that period. Meanwhile, new claims for unemployment benefits in Minnesota were down nearly 11,000 or 31 percent in April compared with a year ago.
“The April employment numbers are another indication that businesses are gaining confidence in the economy,” said DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy. “As we’ve cautioned before, however, the labor market will take some time to recover.”
Six of the state’s 11 major industry sectors added jobs in April, including manufacturing, which posted gains for the fourth consecutive month with 1,500 new positions. Other gains occurred in trade, transportation and utilities (up 5,700), government (up 2,200), education and health care (up 1,600), leisure and hospitality (up 700), and information (up 300). Logging and mining held steady in April.
Job losses occurred in other services (down 900), financial activities (down 500), professional and business services (down 300), and construction (down 100).
Over the past year, job gains have occurred in professional and business services (up 4,500), education and health services (up 3,700), and government (up 1,200).
Job losses occurred in the past year in construction (down 9,300), manufacturing (down 8,100), other services (down 4,400), financial activities (down 3,900), leisure and hospitality (down 2,700), trade, transportation and utilities (down 1,100), logging and mining (down 1,000), and information (down 700).
In the state Metropolitan Statistical Areas, job gains occurred in the past year in the St. Cloud MSA (up 0.5 percent) and the Rochester MSA (up 0.1 percent). Over-the-year job losses occurred in the Duluth-Superior MSA (down 0.4 percent), Minneapolis-St. Paul MSA (down 1.7 percent) and Mankato MSA (down 3.4 percent).
DEED is the state’s principal economic development agency, promoting business recruitment, expansion and retention, workforce development, international trade and community development. For more details about the agency and our services, visit us at www.PositivelyMinnesota.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PositivelyMN.
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Seasonally adjusted
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Not seasonally adjusted
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Unemployment Rate
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April
2010
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March
2010
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Minnesota
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7.2
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7.3
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U.S.
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9.9
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9.7
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Employment
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April
2010
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March
2010
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April ‘09 -
April ‘10
Level Change
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April ‘09 -
April ‘10
% Change
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Minnesota
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2,645,000
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2,634,800
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-21,700
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-0.8
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U.S.
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130,161,000
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129,871,000
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-1,270,000
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-1.0
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Over The Year Employment Growth By Industry Sector (NSA)
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OTY Job Change
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OTY
Growth Rate (%)
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U.S. OTY
Growth Rate (%)
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Total Non-Farm Employment
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-21,700
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-0.8
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-1.0
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Logging and Mining
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-1,000
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-19.6
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-0.4
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Construction
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-9,300
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-10.7
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-8.7
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Manufacturing
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-8,100
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-2.7
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-3.5
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Trade, Trans. and Utilities
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-1,100
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-0.2
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-1.3
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Information
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-700
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-1.3
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-3.9
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Financial Activities
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-3,900
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-2.2
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-2.4
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Prof. and Bus. Services
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4,500
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1.5
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0.2
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Ed. and Health Services
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3,700
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0.8
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2.1
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Leisure and Hospitality
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-2,700
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-1.2
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0.2
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Other Services
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-4,400
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-3.8
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-0.8
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Government
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1,200
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0.3
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-0.5
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
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OTY Employment Change
(#, NSA)
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OTY Employment Change
(%, NSA)
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
MN-WI MSA
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-28,900
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-1.7
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Duluth-Superior
MN-WI MSA
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-600
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-0.4
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Rochester MSA
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100
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0.1
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St. Cloud MSA
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500
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0.5
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Mankato MSA
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-1,800
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-3.4
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- All labor force data are subject to revision.
- The unemployment rate is the percentage of people actively seeking work compared with those in the labor force (employed plus unemployed).
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Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Communications Office
Phone 651/259-7161 or 1-800-657-3858 ∙ TTY 1-800-657-3973
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