MinnEcon Blog

MPR's chief economics correspondent brings his smarts to MinnEcon.
Who's data should we believe?
Some small signs the job market might be thawing?
Searching for work from 1,200 miles away.
What's your Minnesota real estate question? Here's our first round of answers.
Tom Koller retrained for an information technology job. But he's retraining faster than the business is recovering.
Do layoffs come in gender waves?
In some sectors, are employers subconsciously trying to balance male and female layoffs?
Tough times for horses and those who care for them.
If you own a commercial building in Minnesota, a decline in property value is good news only once a year: Assessment time.