Mankato region adds 1.1% to job numbers in October, manufacturing up 6.1%

MANKATO — The Mankato region added 1.1% to its job numbers in October, compared to a year earlier.And manufacturing continued to be strong, adding ...

November 17, 2022
5:36 PM

MANKATO — The Mankato region added 1.1% to its job numbers in October, compared to a year earlier.And manufacturing continued to be strong, adding 6.1% to job numbers locally.Meanwhile no service sector jobs were added year over year and local government jobs were down 0.9%. The Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is all of Blue Earth and Nicollet counties, added 639 jobs year over year, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Tim Krohn