(The Center Square) – Minnesota’s unemployment rate edged down slightly in July, even as the state lost jobs.
This is according to a new report from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development which shows the state's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3%.
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