How confident are you of being able to keep your job or find a new one?

Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent last month, or two and a half points below the national rate. At the same time, though, the state lost nearly 8,000 jobs. How confident are you of being able to keep your job or find a new one?

Comments texted to MPR:

Nov 1 my job is cut in half to 15 hrs pr week. I have no job interviews lined up because no responses. I have no health insurance now. -anonymous

St Paul. Nov 1 my job is cut in half to 15 hrs pr week. I have no job interviews lined up because no responses. I have no health insura... Halle O'Falvey

But why all this happen? Because we are wasting wealth and time for war,we wont have hope until our leaders focus on job creation and use the treasure to that! -anonymous

I'm going to quit my job soon to focus on my own business. Know any good salespeople looking for work? Scott Moses Murray, Minneapolis

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