Minnesota Job Market, Labor Force Shift in July

Minnesota's employment level, unemployment rate and labor force indicators show mild signs of slowing in July, reflecting national trends. But Minnesota's over-the-year job growth was stronger than the nation as a whole, according to new data from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

Minnesota lost 4,400 jobs over-the-month in July, and the unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.5%. More than 1,700 Minnesotans left the labor force – and the labor force participation rate ticked down one-tenth of a percentage point to 68.1%.

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