title: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
text: # Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
  
  The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is a cabinet-level agency in the State of Minnesota.
  
  ## Background
  
  The agency employs approximately 430 workers throughout the state and oversees the state's apprenticeship, construction codes and licensing, occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, and workers' compensation programs.
  
  