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State officials say Minnesota’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent in January even though employers cut 5,000 jobs. The Department of Employment and Economic Development says 3,800 of those jobs were eliminated in the government sector. Despite those losses, …

The U.S. Department of Labor says Ohio had the second-biggest job gains of any state in January, adding 16,700 positions. The January state employment report says 23 states reported more hiring for that month, while 27 said that the number …