New opportunities enter MN job market as state releases June unemployment data The Department of Employment and Economic Development has identified over 300,000 job opportunities as report finds more than 120,000 Minnesotans are unemployed. Author: Kiya Edwards Updated: 7:24 PM CDT July 15, 2021 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Throughout the metro, there is a desperate need for workers. According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), there are over 300,000 job opportunities. In fact, a company called SICK, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its incoming North America headquarters located within Bloomington's South Loop District between MSP Airport and the Mall of America. The new campus promises 50 jobs over the next year and hundreds more through 2025.