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September 14, 2010 8:34 AM

Navigating that awkward recession moment

MinnEcon and Minnesota Today readers tell us how it's done.

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September 13, 2010 7:20 AM

In housing construction, some unpleasant job stats

Don't bet on construction jobs rebounding when Minnesota's newest jobless data is released Thursday.

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September 10, 2010 7:20 AM

Grandparents filling the economic breach

New national data shows more grandparents raising kids.

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September 9, 2010 8:30 AM

September economic pulse: You’re not buying it

The economy may be improving but many of us are still thinking saving and not spending.

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September 8, 2010 5:21 AM

Recession etiquette?

Tell me how to navigate awkward money conversations. I beg you!

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Economic Lookout: ‘One-man’ businesses shortchanged?

September 7, 2010 4:26 AM

Economic Lookout: ‘One-man’ businesses shortchanged?

One-person businesses are a crucial part of Minnesota's rural economy but does the government see it that way?

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Teenage wasteland?

September 3, 2010 6:30 AM

Teenage wasteland?

From chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell What a miserable start to the long Labor Day weekend, our yearly national tribute to the American worker. Federal statisticians reported that the nation lost 54,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate rose a fraction to 9.6 percent. The government’s broadest measure of unemployment-and-underemployment-and-marginal-employment also increased to 16.7…

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Drivers wanted! Rise in freight drives trucker demand

September 3, 2010 4:30 AM

Drivers wanted! Rise in freight drives trucker demand

The website of Universal Transportation Services says it pretty clearly: "Drivers Wanted!!"

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September 2, 2010 6:53 AM

Who’s paying more for jobs during the Great Recession?

Which industries are paying more for new jobs during the Great Recession? You might be surprised.

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September 1, 2010 4:30 AM

Why is Minnesota’s labor force sliding?

Minnesota's labor force has fallen off a cliff since April.

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