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Updated: Noon, July 25 | Posted: 10:47 a.m., July 24

The job market in Minnesota may be strong, but that doesn’t mean everyone’s job is secure. 

Allina Health just announced it would lay off 350 workers

 at its Maplewood, Minn. headquarters and 

Wells Fargo is eliminating more than 350 jobs

 across the country in its home mortgage division, including several dozen in Minnesota. 

HyLife pork processing plant in Windom, Minn. closed

 entirely, putting more than 1,000 people out of work. Meanwhile, many companies are watching their bottom line, leaving thousands more workers wondering if their company or industry may start shedding jobs next. 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the job market in Minnesota and what people can do to prepare for and recover from a layoff. 

People who have been laid off or unemployed for other reasons and looking for work anywhere in Minnesota can find 

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Thousands of Minnesotans have lost their jobs and their livelihoods this summer in a string of layoffs at Allina Health, 3M and Wells Fargo. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the job market and how to recover from a layoff. 

Thousands of Minnesotans have lost their jobs and their livelihoods this summer in a string of layoffs at Allina Health, 3M and Wells Fargo. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with MPR News senior economics contributor Chris Farrell and two job counselors about the job market and how to recover from a layoff. 

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