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Minnesota employers cut 7,500 jobs last month

By Paul Demko | 11.20.08 | 12:19 pm

Minnesota’s unemployment rate edged up to 6.0 percent last month, with employers slashing 7,500 jobs, according to new figures from the Department of Employment and Economic Development. In September the state’s unemployment rate was at 5.9 percent, with…