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Minnesota Today®
Dan Kraker

Workers still hard to find in post-pandemic Minnesota

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Employers across the state are struggling to find enough workers as the COVID-19 pandemic eases and the economy picks up. State officials estimate there are about 120,000 job vacancies in Minnesota. At the same time more than 220,000 people are drawing pandemic-related unemployment benefits. This is the afternoon update for Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Hosted by Dan Kraker. Theme music by Gary Meister.