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April 2018

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Workforce Development Board Next meeting

Location: 

Midtown Global Market 920 E. Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55407


More directions and details will be forthcoming. 


Date: May 15, 2018

Time: 8:00am – 9:30am

 

More >> here



Local Labor Market Information

Twin Cities MetroTo put it simply: Social Assistance is growing quickly in the Twin Cities Metro Area. Between the third quarters of 2000 and 2017, this industry gained over 37,700 jobs, ballooning by an incredible 130 percent. During the Great Recession, when the region lost nearly 100,000 jobs, Social Assistance gained about 5,000 jobs, growing by over 11 percent. Since 2000, there has not been one year where Social Assistance has lost jobs. 

DEED's Regional Analysis & Outreach unit produces a series of blogs exploring local labor market information.


The SciTechsperience Internship Program last week announced the placement of its 1,000th intern since the program began in 2012. For six years, SciTechsperience has helped college students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math find paid internships in their field of study with small Minnesota companies. The program is administered by the Minnesota High Tech Association through a grant from DEED.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find past issues of the Minneapolis Workforce Development Board News here.


Fair Chance Hiring Guide Kickoff


Employer Kick Off Event


Join us to discuss a customized recruiting and hiring strategy that gets everybody working and receive a free copy of the newly published Minnesota Employers' Fair Chance Hiring Guide! This event is free, but registration is required.

 

The morning session (for public and private employers and HR professionals) is from 8:30 - 10:00 AM and includes breakfast, networking, and a panel discussion. At the event kickoff event, Minneapolis Mayor Frey will give opening remarks.

 

April 26, 2018

8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Sunrise Bank Headquarters 2525 Wabasha Ave

St Paul, 55114


Register >> here

Flyer >> here


Recognition of Service: Carlye Peterson

Carlye Peterson Retirement

 left to right:  Laura Beeth, Carlye Peterson, Deb Bahr-Helgen 

 

After nine years of service, Carlye Peterson will be stepping down from the MWDB, as she is retiring from Minneapolis Public Schools. Jim Roth presented a plaque to Carlye with the following inscription:

 

Presented to Carlye Peterson in appreciation of your dedicated service to the Minneapolis Workforce Development Board in recognition of your exceptional leadership and devoted service to Minneapolis businesses and job seekers, July 2009-March 2018. 


State Gains 2,900 Jobs in March

~Unemployment rate steady at 3.2 percent~

Minnesota employers added 2,900 jobs in March, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

DEED added that job cuts in February were revised from 1,300 jobs lost to 200 jobs lost. Over the past year, the state has gained 21,250 jobs, an increase of 0.7 percent. U.S. jobs were up 1.6 percent during that period.


In the Metropolitan Statistical Areas, all regions gained jobs in the past 12 months: Minneapolis-St. Paul MSA (up 0.8 percent), Duluth-Superior MSA (up 1 percent), Rochester MSA (up 0.1 percent), St. Cloud MSA (up 0.6 percent) and Mankato MSA (up 2.2 percent).

DEED has added a section to its website that examines the unemployment rate by demographics (race, age and gender) and looks at alternative measures of unemployment.


DEED is the state’s principal economic development agency, promoting business recruitment, expansion and retention, workforce development, international trade and community development. For more details about the agency and its services, visit the DEED website or follow DEED on Twitter.