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Published December 28, 2012, 01:26 PM

State gains jobs

Minnesota employers added 10,800 jobs in November, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Minnesota employers added 10,800 jobs in November, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The agency also said job figures from October were revised from 8,100 jobs lost to 4,800 jobs lost.

The state has gained 55,200 jobs in the past year, a growth rate of 2.1 percent, compared with job growth nationally of 1.4 percent during that period.

The Minnesota unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 5.7 percent in November, down 0.2 percent from the revised rate of 5.9 percent in October.

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