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MinnEcon Blog

What’s your April economic forecast?

Will your home feel the recovery this spring? Tell us and help our reporting.
by Paul Tosto

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The Minnesota jobless gap that isn’t closing

Minnesota's jobless rate fell below 7 percent but 14 percent who want a full time job still can't find one.
by Paul Tosto

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Nuggets from the latest MN jobless data

Better jobless rate, but still worries about the job market's direction
by Paul Tosto

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Economic Lookout: Better times on the Range, long-term worries

Economic Lookout: Better times on the Range, long-term worries

Positive signs in the Iron Range economy but worries it's still driven largely by the mines. A dispatch from our Economic Lookout.
by Paul Tosto

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What will Tuesday’s jobless data tell us?

Minnesota's job data for January has to be better than December, right?
by Paul Tosto

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Where are the workers?

Labor force decline and a potential "lost generation" of workers? Minnesota trends reflect the nation.
by Paul Tosto

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Manufacturing hiring from the inside

Manufacturing hiring from the inside

A staffing company that works with smaller manufacturers in Wisconsin and Minnesota hired over 600 temporary, contract and direct placement workers for their clients last year - a potentially hopeful sign for the struggling economy.
by Molly Bloom

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