Minnesota issued unemployment overpayments during pandemic
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(ABC 6 News) — An audit of unemployment payments during the pandemic found that Minnesota overpaid an estimated $434 million.
The U.S. Department of Labor said that overpayments happen, and the state government works to ensure the amount doesn’t exceed 10% of the unemployment budget.
At 9.9%, Minnesota’s rate was just below that mark, which actually makes the state seventh-best in that department nationwide. Every neighboring state except North Dakota ranked worse.