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DEED Roundup April 29th, 2019

DEED Roundup Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

April 29th, 2019

DEED in the News

DEED grants to help St. Cloud companies
WJON AM - 4/22/19

Two St. Cloud companies will benefit from the latest round of workforce development grants awarded by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. DEED is giving Nahan Printing, Inc. $300,000 and American Axle & Manufacturing more than $208,000.

Letter: Quality child care is vital to growing our workforce
Inforum - 4/21/19

My wife Mary and I are the proud parents of two-year old twins. Raising them is the most amazing thing we’ve ever had the opportunity to do - so every morning when I leave for work, it’s hard to say goodbye. But you know what makes it a lot easier? Knowing they’re going to grow and learn all day long, thanks to the excellent child care we have available.

Need a job? Vacancies continue to outnumber job hunters
MPR - 4/25/19

Minnesota's worker shortage continues to grow more severe. State economic officials report the number of job openings in the fourth quarter of last year rose 20 percent over the same period the year before. The semi-annual tally found 137,000 job vacancies. Greater Minnesota saw a 34 percent increase in openings over the year. The jump was 11 percent in the Twin Cities.

Recent Press Releases

State Job Vacancies Climb to 137,000 in Fourth Quarter 2018

Minnesota employers reported nearly 137,000 job vacancies in the fourth quarter of 2018, up 20 percent from the same period one year earlier, according to figures released today by DEED. DEED’s biannual Job Vacancy Survey found that the state had 0.6 unemployed people for every job vacancy. The job vacancy rate was 4.9 percent, meaning there were 4.9 openings for every 100 jobs in the state. In the 2017 fourth quarter survey, the statewide job vacancy rate was 4.2 percent.

Serving Our Customers

The Labor Market Information Office has published new issues of the Minnesota Employment Review and Trends are both online now. These monthly publications give DEED economists a forum to provide their expert analysis on the recent unemployment numbers and Job Vacancy Survey. Check out these two publications to learn more and check out DEED's latest YouTube video where Oriane Casale gives her insight in the latest jobs vacancy report.

Did You Know?

The Minnesota Daily reported that a report released last month by Peace Corps, the U.S. governmental organization that connects volunteers with underserved communities, ranked the University of Minnesota as third in the nation for supplying Peace Corps volunteers. The University produced 70 undergraduate alumni volunteers in 2018 and has supplied more than 1,500 volunteers to the Peace Corps since 1961.