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In northern Minnesota, tourism jobs pay less than mining jobs
The average annual salary for Leisure and hospitality jobs in St. Louis County was just $16,904 in 2018. For Metal ore mining jobs, it was $98,954....
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Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/14/19
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota....
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Paul Krugman’s Predictions about “Austerity” Aren’t Aging Well
Paul Krugman’s arguments do not fare well against evidence presented in a new book titled "Austerity: When It Works and When It Doesn’t."...
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The ‘labor shortage’ is good for workers
In the hunt for scarce labor, employers will face greater challenges. But workers will face increased opportunities. We should not be so quick to base state policy on tacking the 'labor shortage'. ...
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Booming tax revenues show that the state government didn’t need to hike taxes
In May, we wrote that the already weak case for hiking taxes on Minnesotans had just got weaker. New numbers from Minnesota Management and Budget show that, since then, its gotten weaker still. ...
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