Minnesota construction firms face ongoing workforce shortages as retirements, growth and skills gaps strain hiring for trades and project managers.

ST. PAUL — The Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc. was awarded a $425,000 grant through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to grow Minnesota's ...

Unprecedented minimum wages for thousands of workers in Minnesota nursing homes had been set to go into effect Jan. 1, but that has been indefinitely delayed.

BRAINERD — One month to the day on his new job, Matt Varilek, new commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, was on the other side of the screen for the DEED’s ...

In an effort to solve the looming problem of Minnesota’s increasing workforce shortage, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has created the Center for Workforce Solutions. Operating under the Chamber ...

The Drive for 5 initiative is awarding $8.8 million to enhance workforce training in Minnesota, focusing on key sectors like ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is a national leader for women's workforce participation but a gender pay gap persists, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Minnesota. The 2024 ...

The future of Minnesota’s solar workforce is looking bright. Employment in the renewable energy’s local industry has more than doubled over the last three years, according to The Solar Foundation’s ...

Minnesota State and the University of Minnesota partnered to reimagine nursing education and address the growing shortage of nurses in the state. The new Coalition for Nursing Equity and Excellence ...

ST. CLOUD — A statewide need for more truck drivers has spurred a new initiative by a Minnesota trucking group to recruit new, younger and more diverse drivers. That initiative, Drive the Difference, ...

Workers can access up to 20 weeks of combined leave, funded through a new payroll tax shared by employers and employees.

ST. PAUL-On a recent elementary school visit, Metro Transit Police Lt. Anthony Hines made sure to bring an officer's cap and a mirror. Hines, president of the Minnesota chapter of the National Black ...