By Dave Strandberg
May 20, 2021 | 11:18 AM
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) – The Minnesota unemployment rate for April was at 4.1 percent, down from the March rate of 4.2 percent.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) figures show the state has gained jobs for the 4th straight month.
The national unemployment rate went up by a tenth of percent and was 6.1 percent in April.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area over the year employment change showed Duluth-Superior up 10 percent over last April.
The biggest statewide gains were in Professional and Business Services while Education and Health Services lost the most jobs over the past month.
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WACO, TX â The City of Waco is the first in the state of Texas to reach pre-pandemic levels according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Between March 2020 and March 2021 employment is up by 0.6%, it may not be a full percentage but it s not in the negatives like all other cities.
This is thanks to a growing economy and more businesses opening despite a pandemic. Wako Taco is one of the many that have opened their doors recently. Only open for a month, they went from food truck to brick and mortar.
Since opening, they were able to provide opportunities to now employee Angela Galvan.
Austin drops to Stage 2 of COVID-19 risk guidelines for the first time
Austin drops to Stage 2 of COVID-19 risk guidelines for the first time Though the Austin area has dropped to the Stage 2 risk level, authorities urge caution.
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images For the very first time during the coronavirus pandemic, Austin and Travis County have moved into Stage 2 of the local COVID-19 risk-based guidelines. The City of Austin announced Tuesday, May 18 that the city and county have dropped to the lesser-concerning Stage 2 level, a status the area has not reached until now. And though it notes that risk-based guidelines do not change local rules or regulations for businesses and the recommendations for partially vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals remain unchanged the city says the reduced risk level means individuals can ease some of their safety precautions.
Federal proposal that could cost Albany millions at a stand still Federal proposal could cost Albany millions. WALB (Source: WALB) By Gabrielle Ware | May 7, 2021 at 7:16 AM EDT - Updated May 7 at 10:27 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Albany is in limbo on whether it will lose out on millions of dollars in federal funding. State and local Chamber of Commerce leaders say a federal proposal that would remove Albany and several other Georgia cities’ Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) designation, has not progressed.
State leaders say they’ve actively battled the proposal and have not seen forward motion so far.
“We were able to work with the Governor’s Office, with members of Congress, to bring that issue up. Work with Barbara Rivera-Holmes here, and other partners, and what it looks like today is that that has been pulled back. I don’t think the administration is going to go forward with it but we’re watching it very closely,” said Georgia Chamber of Commerce Preside
A bipartisan group of 50 Senators, led by Senator Brian Schatz introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2021, which builds on prior iterations of the bill with learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic.