Over the last year Minnesota has added more people but fewer jobs that the nation as a whole. The number of Minnesotans not working - either unemployed or out of the labor force entirely - has risen, while it has fallen nationally. Perhaps it is time to refocus our attention away from the supposed 'labor shortage' and towards our growing unemployment problem. ...
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A new report finds that wind developers rely heavily on traveling workers, often from other states, and solar developers also often use out-of-state workers for construction. ...
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Keynes might not actually have said, “When events change, I change my mind,” but the flexibility of his beliefs was legendary....
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Like the state generally, Minnesota's cities are not generating jobs fast enough for their growing populations...
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Minnesota leads other states on population growth and unemployment growth, but lags on job growth...
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A new study finds that Minnesota ranks 4th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia for most expensive infant care. Child care expenses are a real problem for families and even moderate earners in our state. It is highly likely that they account for some of our state's lagging performance on female employment....
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In the year from June 2018 to June 2019, Minnesota ranked 17th nationally for population growth, 34th nationally for employment growth, and 1st nationally both for the increase in the number of unemployed and the percentage point rise in our unemployment rate. ...
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Sen. Warren's claims taxes on gun manufacturers magically do two things at once. On the one hand, they will stop gun and ammo sales. On the other, they will massively increase revenues from those gun and ammo sales. Both of these things can't be true....
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Americans move around less than they used to. Research suggests that expanded occupational licensing requirements and more expensive housing have contributed to that. That is a problem for the US macroeconomy. ...
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While Minnesota's occupational licensing environment might not be as challenging as in some other states, there is room for improvement and, at the very least, the growth of recent years must be reversed. ...
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