Job growth strong in Mankato, elusive in St. Cloud

Posted at 10:50 AM on December 15, 2011 by Paul Tosto
Filed under: Jobs and unemployment

Minnesota employment data for November show a continuing pattern of job growth in the Mankato region. But it's a different picture In the St. Cloud area, where another month of data show year-over-year losses.

Here's the chart from the November data released today.

That's been a pretty consistent pattern the past few months. October-to-October data showed the Mankato area adding 1,500 jobs while St. Cloud lost 1,300.

September-to-September, Mankato employment was up 1,300 jobs while St. Cloud lost 400, state officials estimated.