MinnEcon Blog

Short and sweet, tell us what happened to your health coverage in the downturn.
The recession took out a lot of jobs and in the process torpedoed the way many of us paid for health care.
For all the talk about Wisconsin taking Minnesota jobs, Minnesota's done better than the Badger State in keeping people employed.
New credential, new training, same job
Brian Finstad sought retraining after being laid off from his factory job, only to find himself back where he started.
Five years. Nearly 50,000 Minnesota construction jobs. Gone.
Yes, Minnesota's jobless rate slipped to 7 percent. But there's not much to applaud in the December jobs data.
The amount of shaky debt Minnesota farmers owe to small town businesses has skyrocketed. How will it affect rural economies?
Is Minnesota in a jobs recovery or not? Data released Thursday may shed some light.