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🌱 Patch AM: Minnesota Keeps Beating the Nation On Job Growth, New Data Shows

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Good day St. Paul! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • St. Paul officials tout Minnesota's job gains beating national trends

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📰 News we're reading

• Minnesota Keeps Beating the Nation On Job Growth, New Data Shows (patch.com) — Minnesota's latest job numbers, released in St. Paul, show the state adding 1,500 jobs in August and 45,041 over the past year, far outpacing national growth. Officials at the Department of Employment and Economic Development highlight strong gains in education, health services, and manufacturing, along with rising wages, even as unemployment edges up slightly.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

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  • VA Resource Fair Coming to Faribault Armory (va.gov)

Roseville

  • Public Hearing on the CDBG Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) (ramseycountymn.gov)
  • Four Denny's franchises in Minnesota close, but chain talks comeback (sctimes.com)
  • The Challengers: Why it will be hard, in a midterm likely to herald change, to oust a congressional incumbent in Minnesota (minnpost.com)

Ok St. Paul! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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