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Tag: Jobs & unemployment

Minnesota jobless rate lowest since 2008

Bill CatlinBill Catlin November 21, 2013, 11:27 AM Nov 21, 2013
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Minnesota’s jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent in October. That is the first time the state’s unemployment rate has been under 5 percent since February of 2008, close to the onset of the Great Recession. Read more →

Minnesota job openings hit 12-year high

Annie BaxterAnnie Baxter September 4, 2013, 2:01 PM Sep 4, 2013
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New job vacancy report reflects a healthy labor market in Minnesota. Read more →

Demand for workers down again

Bill CatlinBill Catlin June 5, 2013, 10:44 AM Jun 5, 2013

A Conference Board index of demand for workers indicates the Minnesota and national labor markets are weakening.

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Ernie Goss’ scary report

Bill CatlinBill Catlin August 1, 2012, 7:04 PM Aug 1, 2012
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The July Minnesota Business Conditions Index employment number reported Tuesday was something of a stunner.

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Accelerating strength in Twin Cities home construction

Bill CatlinBill Catlin July 26, 2012, 2:32 PM Jul 26, 2012

The home construction industry is seeing persuasive indications of a rebound according to numbers compiled for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities.

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Little movement, more skepticism about MN job market

Bill CatlinBill Catlin June 14, 2012, 10:40 AM Jun 14, 2012

Minnesota’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in May, as employers cut a net 900 jobs.

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Minnesota Exports and the Celtic Tiger

Bill CatlinBill Catlin May 11, 2012, 3:40 PM May 11, 2012

Minnesota’s export performance apparently has been dragged down by a fall off in medical technology shipments to Ireland.

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Minnesota’s exports continue to lag U.S. average

Bill CatlinBill Catlin May 10, 2012, 4:05 PM May 10, 2012
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Minnesota used to brag that the state’s exports grew more than the U.S. average. No more.

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Are economic improvements bringing about more visits from the stork?

Annie BaxterAnnie Baxter May 3, 2012, 12:08 PM May 3, 2012

A baby boomlet at MPR and other workplaces made us wonder: are birth rates recovering from their recessionary lows?

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Animal spirits on the rise in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Bill CatlinBill Catlin April 26, 2012, 10:27 AM Apr 26, 2012
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The entrepreneurial ilk in Minnesota and Wisconsin are feeling their animal spirits.

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