DEED Roundup - January 27, 2020

DEED Roundup Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

January 27, 2020

DEED in the News

Commissioner Grove sits down with Twin Cities Business magazine

TCB Q&A: Commissioner Steve Grove

Twin Cities Business - 1/26/19

Steve Grove had been with Google for more than a decade but wanted to get out of Silicon Valley. The Northfield native and his family moved back to Minnesota in 2018.

Local broadband projects get state grant funding

KEYC Mankato - 1/21/19

DEED is awarding $23,270,933 in Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program funds to 30 broadband projects across the state.

  DEED announces new Broadband Grants

Updates from DEED

Minnesota Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 3.3%

Minnesota gained 3,978 jobs from December 2018 to December 2019, a 0.1% increase. The private sector average wage rate was up 24 cents in December for a 4% rise over the year.

CareerForce’s commitment to equity in training and employment

The need for training to help people who are unemployed or underemployed find meaningful work which pays living wages remains to this day. The journey toward equity also continues. The leading partners in Minnesota’s CareerForce system have committed to equity in all they do.

Did You Know?

Minnesota December snapshot out now  

The December Statistical Snapshot is out now. Every month DEED Economists pull together data to see how the state compares to the rest of the nation. This month Minnesota had the 3rd highest labor force participation rate and the 3rd highest percentage of the population with a high school diploma or higher.