Agency Websites
The following list includes websites that are either hosted, produced, and/or supported by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and are related to DEED's business.
- Communications Center
- (www.mncommunicationcenter.org)
- Provides blind, visually impaired, learning disabled and physically disabled individuals with access to print materials as part of State Services for the Blind.
- Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
- (www.deed.state.mn.us)
- Is Minnesota's principal economic development agency, with programs promoting business expansion and retention, workforce development, international trade and community development.
- Focus on Ability
- (www.focusonability.net)
- Is an education and training initiative designed to increase employment among people with disabilities in Minnesota.
- Governor's Workforce Development Council (GWDC)
- (www.gwdc.org)
- Serves the governor and legislature by identifying solutions to specific economic and workforce development challenges.
- Job Vacancy Statistics
- (www.jvsinfo.org)
- Provides accurate, objective and timely information on the quantity and quality of job vacancies in local communities.
- License Minnesota
- (www.state.mn.us/license)
- Provides access to over 500 licenses administered by over 40 state agencies in Minnesota.
- Minnesota-China Partnership
- (www.minnesota-china.com)
- Strengthens Minnesota’s longstanding relationship with China.
- Minnesota Military Veterans Licensing and Certification Program
- (www.mncertifiedvets.us)
- Focuses on cutting the time and frustration commonly associated with the credentialing process for Veterans.
- Minnesota Properties and Community Profiles (MNPRO)
- (www.mnpro.com)
- Is an informational resource for tracking land, industrial, office, and retail space available for sale or lease in Minnesota, along with detailed information on economic development, demographic, workforce, employers, utilities, transportation, education, and business and community services in its communities.
- Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council (MNSILC)
- (www.mnsilc.org)
- Focuses on statewide planning and policies necessary to provide Independent Living Services.
- Minnesota State Services for the Blind (SSB)
- (www.mnssb.org)
- Fosters the achievement of vocational and personal independence by persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.
- Minnesota Statistical Data (MinnStats)
- (www.minnstats.state.mn.us)
- Provides a repository of socioeconomic data produced by State of Minnesota agencies.
- Minnesota Trade Office
- (www.exportminnesota.com)
- Promotes and assists in the expansion of exports and foreign direct investments that contribute to the growth of the Minnesota economy.
- Minnesota Work Incentives Connection
- (www.mnworkincentives.com)
- Helps people with disabilities understand how work affects their government benefits.
- Minnesota WorkForce Centers
- (www.mnwfc.org)
- Provides the tools, resources and services needed for job search, career planning and training needs. WorkForce Centers are a collaboration of partners, including DEED and local community agencies.
- MinnesotaWorks
- (www.minnesotaworks.net)
- Is a free Internet-based self-service system to match employers and job seekers. Job seekers can post resumes, search for job openings, contact employers, and apply on-line. Employers can post job openings and search for job candidates.
- Positively Minnesota
- (www.positivelyminnesota.com)
- Promotes business expansion and retention, workforce development, international trade, community development.
- Small Business Assistance Office
- (www.minnesotasbao.com)
- Serves as a point of first and continuing contact for individuals and firms with questions about the start-up, operation or expansion of a business in Minnesota.
- Small Business Development Centers
- (www.minnesotasbdc.com)
- Provides consultation and resources to small business owners looking for ways to expand or start a business.
- Unemployment Insurance (UI)
- (www.uimn.org)
- Provides temporary benefits to
qualified persons out of work through no fault of their own and helps maintain the economic stability
within a community by safeguarding the income and purchasing power
of the unemployed worker.
- Applicant Self-Service System
(https://www1.uimn.org/ui_applicant/applicant/login.do)
Gives UI applicants the ability to file online for UI benefits. - Employer Self-Service System
(https://www1.uimn.org/ui_employer/employer/login.do)
Gives employers access to, and control of, their own UI accounts, and provides them with information about unemployment benefit requests filed by former employees that may affect their unemployment account and/or tax rate.
- Applicant Self-Service System
DEED is also a partner and participant in the 
project. North Star is a single point of entry on the World
Wide Web for citizens, businesses and visitors for accessing an extensive array of information and services in Minnesota.