Rochester Area Economy Nearly Erases April Employment Decline
TSM RochesterTSM RochesterRochester, MN (KROC-AAM News) - The latest jobs report for the State of Minnesota shows theRochester-areaeconomyhas recouped most of the job losses that occurred in April. Rochester. . .
TSM RochesterTSM RochesterRochester, MN (KROC-AAM News) - The latest jobs report for the State of Minnesota shows theRochester-areaeconomyhas recouped most of the job losses that occurred in April. Rochester Area Recovers Most of April's Job LossesMinnesota Department of Employment and Economic Developmentdata indicate the Rochester area experienced a year-over-year loss of 116 jobs last month. That works out to a negativejob growth rateof one-tenth of a percentage point. The figure represents a significant improvement from April, when the jobs report showed the number of positions in the Rochester area was down by nearly 1,100 compared with April 2025. READ MORE: New Data Shows Rochester Area Job Losses MountingJob Growth in Minnesota Metro Areas Anemic or Non-ExistentThe report shows theTwin Citiesarea experienced a job growth rate of three-tenths of a percentage point, while the growth rate forMankatowas just one-tenth of a percentage point. The data indicatesDuluthandSt. Cloudeach lost more than 1,100 jobs compared with May of last year, resulting in negative job growth rates of around 1%. MN DEEDMN DEEDMinnesota Economy Adds Jobs While Unemployment FallsStatewide, the annualized job growth rate was just over one-half of a percentage point last month, compared with the national rate of three-tenths of a percentage point. The report shows the overall number of jobs in Minnesota increased by nearly 20,000 over the past year. Get our free mobile appFor the month of May, Minnesota's economy gained about 5,400 jobs, and the seasonally adjustedunemploymentrate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4. 4%. The nationalunemployment rateremained steady at 4. 3%. MoreMinnesota News:Victim of Fatal Motorcycle Crash Near Rochester Lowe's ID'DPreston Woman Injured in Crash With Semi in MabelOlmsted County Jury Finds Man Guilty of Child Sex Assault ChargesYour Guide to 2026 Summer Events in SE MinnesotaSummer is here! Here is your 2026 guide to events going on in Rochester, Minnesota and the surrounding southeast Minnesota area. Gallery Credit:Carly RossMore From KROC-AM