Minnesota Unemployment Rate Drops for Second Straight Month

Amid a continued labor shortage, the state’s unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percent from August to September.

Minnesota’s unemployment rate fell slightly for the second consecutive month in September, going from 3.3 percent to 3.2 percent, according to figures from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The rate also again bested the national unemployment rate of 3.5 percent.

The improving unemployment rate comes amid a continually tightening labor market.

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