Economy

The latest jobs report from the state shows Minnesota has regained 60 percent of the jobs that were lost during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown last year.

State officials say general fund revenues for the past two months were over a half-billion dollars higher than expected.

The unemployment rate last month was the since the start of the pandemic.

The latest jobless rate reported for the Rochester area was the highest since last September.

Finding ways to save money at the gas pump helps take some of the sting off the high prices.

Minnesota has gained back most of the jobs lost in December will during the governor's "dial back."

An improving national economic outlook is being credited.

A respected economic report shows optimism about Minnesota's economy has dropped for two straight months but remains strong.

Minnesota's job total is still down over 190,000 from a year ago.

Minnesota's unemployment rate is now down over 50-percent from the peak reached in May.