Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 1/21/22
Labor market
KSTP: Minnesota recruits teens to health care jobs amid workforce crisis
Kare 11: Record-high job vacancies in Minnesota as pandemic worker shortages continue
WJON: Central Minnesota to Experience a “Great Reshuffle” of Jobs
Star Tribune: New Voices: Help wanted, needed, with small-business labor crisis
Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota’s jobless rate is lowest since 2019, but economic recovery remains uneven
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota unemployment drops to lowest level since 2019, labor force level stuck
Star Tribune: Minnesota lost 2,000 jobs in December, but unemployment rate fell to 3.1%
Kare 11: Minnesota’s unemployment rate is lower than it was before the pandemic
Pioneer Press: Minnesota unemployment drops to lowest level since 2019
WCCO: Minnesota Unemployment Rate Drops To Pre-Pandemic Levels
Fox 9: State unemployment rate tracks down to 3.1 percent, lowest level since pre-pandemic
KNSI: MN Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2019
Economic development
St. Cloud Times: What does Central Minnesota have to offer new businesses? Area leaders weigh in
State and local taxes and spending
Fillmore County Journal: Your fair share of property taxes; no more no less
Fillmore County Journal: What will Minnesota do with a $7.7 billion budget surplus?
Park Rapids Enterprise: Park Rapids City Council debates projects for local sales tax
Grand Forks Herald: After last week’s veto, East Grand Forks advances shorter sales tax proposal
Minnesota Reformer: Gov. Walz identifies $2.7 billion in state infrastructure spending priorities
MPR News: Walz asks lawmakers to back record $2.7 billion bonding bill
Finance & Commerce: Walz asks lawmakers to back record $2.7 billion bonding bill
Mankato Free Press: Walz proposes $475M in college construction projects
Crow River Media: Minneapolis’ guaranteed basic income program pilot sparks responses from economists
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Minnesota lawmakers can do better to save small businesses
West Central Tribune: Kandiyohi County approves tax abatement for MinnWest Technology Campus, but not for 100%
Star Tribune: Gov. Tim Walz pitches checks for 2.7M Minnesota households
MPR News: Governor’s spending plan includes ‘Walz checks’
Kare 11: Walz details plan to expand economic opportunities as part of new budget package
WDIO: Minnesotans react to the proposed ‘Walz checks’
KBJR 6: Walz details plan to expand economic opportunities as part of new budget package
Economic growth
Star Tribune: Despite pandemic, investments in Minnesota startups top $1B again in 2021