Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 1/22/21
Economic development
CBS3: ‘Amazing place to live and work’: online resource attracting more people to the Iron Range
Star Tribune: Opportunity over division in economic recovery
Economic growth
Voice of Alexandria: Minnesota Tourism and Hospitality Industry Survey Finds More than Half of Businesses Could Face Solvency Issues in the Next 4-6 Months
Labor market
Wahepton Daily News: MN unemployment rate falls 0.2 percent in November
The Land: Local job numbers down 6.6% in December, fueled by closures of restaurants, bars
Star Tribune: Minnesota lost nearly 50,000 jobs in December, as another business shutdown took effect
MPR News: Minnesota lost nearly 50,000 jobs in December with pandemic rules in place
Kare 11: Minnesota’s unemployment rate drops slightly in December
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota lost nearly 50,000 jobs in December amid Covid-19 surge
Sun This Week: Minnesota’s unemployment rate at 4.4% in December
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.