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Many jobs within the information technology and creative fields are expected to be in high demand in 2013.

Minnesota only reports a slight gain in manufacturing jobs as it added 9,611 positions from October 2011 to October 2012 for an increase of less than 1 percent.

More employers are throwing holiday parties this year as 72 percent of employers plan to hold an event, a jump from 68 percent in 2011 and 61 percent in 2009 and 2010, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Based on an analysis of the November employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women passed men regarding jobs regained during the recovery, according to the Institute for Womens Policy Research.

For workers ages 18-29, the unemployment rate hit 10.9 percent in November 2012, according to the Millennial Jobs Report by Generation Opportunity, a nonpartisan organization that advocates for millennials.

Michigan acted swiftly compared with Indiana and Wisconsin, where votes to curb union rights followed weeks or months of discussion.