Minnesota officials say the state gained 14,500 jobs in February, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at 5.5 percent.
The monthly report from the state Department of Employment and Economic Development notes that the monthly gains bring the state to within 1,000 jobs of the peak reached in 2008, before the recession.
"The state labor market is building significant momentum, with all 11 industrial sectors showing healthy job gains over the past year," said DEED Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben in a statement.
The report says the state has gained 62,400 jobs over the past year, with most of those, 50,800 jobs, coming in the past six months.