Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 9/25/20
Labor market
Pioneer Press: Extra $300 unemployment benefits end after 6 weeks; Minnesota jobless rate falls to 7.4 percent
Star Tribune: Minnesota hits end of $300 weekly jobless bonus; jobs recovery sped up last month
KEYC: Minnesota job numbers slowly rebounding
Grand Forks Herald: Minnesota’s unemployment rate falls to 7.4%
Finance & Commerce: State adds 40,500 jobs in August
Mille Lacs Messenger: Minnesota’s unemployment rate falls
The Journal: DEED analyst paints bright jobs picture
Economic development
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Minnesota mining, manufacturing leading a great American comeback
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Support plan to streamline projects, still protect the environment
Bemidji Pioneer: An economic year in review: Greater Bemidji updates city on business development, COVID response
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Support for Line 3 shows support, too, for jobs, families
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Walz should support Minnesota’s energy future, not block it
Economic growth
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: With restaurants teetering, trade group urges Walz to dial back capacity restrictions
Rochester Post Bulletin: Businesses are trying to survive today and look to the future
KDHL: Minnesota summer economy outperformed projections
Duluth News Tribune: Tribes dealt severe economic blow as pandemic squeezes casino revenues
Finance & Commerce: Service firms see difficult year ahead
State and local taxes and spending
Duluth News Tribune: St. Louis County’s proposed levy a story of growth, less tax impact
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.