The state's Department of Employment and Economic Development says the number of Minnesotans applying for unemployment benefits last month increased nearly 22 percent compared to last June. State Economist Tom Stinson says that although the economy is still struggling, the new unemployment numbers are a bit misleading. He says about one third of the increase stems from the fact that June contained five Mondays.
Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
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