SURVEY REGARDING JOB OPENINGS SENT
I sent out a simple survey this week to start a discussion about the lack of workers for our members. I will have the results next week, but hope to have some dialogue with the schools and business leaders specific to our needs locally in Buffalo. Stay tuned.
We are hoping to see more people in the workforce after the unemployment COVID relief monies end this week. Hoping to also see more workers in the market once school starts back in person this year! Here is what DEED Commissioner Steve Grove had to say:
The state is expecting to see more Minnesotans heading back to work this fall and fewer people using unemployment benefits.
"Right now there's about 205,000 Minnesotans pulling in a weekly unemployment benefit. We expect that number to dwindle to less than 100,000 by the time October rolls around," Grove said.
The state also now has a team of people individually calling Minnesotans on unemployment insurance to try and connect them with open jobs.
Grove says it's a good time to be a worker in Minnesota.