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