ST. PAUL, Minn. – The number of jobs in Minnesota passed 3 million in October, the most in state history, the state employment agency reported. Over the past 12 months the state gained of more than 42,200 jobs. The growth rate was 1.4%. Even so, the jobless rate also grew — up one-10th of a percentage point in October to 3.2%. October’s national jobless rate was 3.9%
