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MinnEcon Blog

Navigating that awkward recession moment

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

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In housing construction, some unpleasant job stats

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

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Grandparents filling the economic breach

New national data shows more grandparents raising kids.
by Paul Tosto

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September economic pulse: You’re not buying it

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

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Recession etiquette?

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

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Economic Lookout: ‘One-man’ businesses shortchanged?

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?
by Paul Tosto

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Teenage wasteland?

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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Why is Minnesota’s labor force sliding?

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

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