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Local businesses struggle to hire amid rising labor demand Unmute OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn. (KTTC) -- Despite COVID-19 restrictions loosening across the country and job opportunities opening up, labor shortages remain high. Here in Minnesota, various industries are struggling to keep up with demand. In March 2020, Minnesota unemployment sat at 3 percent, in March 2021, 4.2 percent. Its down from 4.4 percent in February, but staff shortages are being felt locally in big w...

Hazlewood began working with the NRL four years ago as a reporter covering the Canberra Raiders.  During her first two years at the club, Hazlewood was male presenting and developed a strong working relationship with the players, media staff and Ricky Stuart. But at the same time, Hazlewood was going through a process where she was asking questions about herself. “For the most part of 20 years, I buried a lot of what I felt and there were a lot of big emotions like shame, guilt and denial ab...