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March 2024
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February 2023
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November 2022
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September 2022
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August 2022
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July 2022
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February 2022
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January 2022
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December 2021
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September 2021
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August 2021
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July 2021
Components of Workforce Decline in Northeast Minnesota
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June 2021
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May 2021
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April 2021
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March 2021
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February 2021
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January 2021
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December 2020
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November 2020
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October 2020
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A Sudden Switch - Unemployed Workers Now Outnumber Job Vacancies
September 2020
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August 2020
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July 2020
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June 2020
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May 2020
An Introduction to the Region and the impacts of COVID-19
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April 2020
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March 2020
Youth Summer Employment 2020
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February 2020
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January 2020
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December 2019
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November 2019
How Did We Help You in Program Year 2018?
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October 2019
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September 2019
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