Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/19/18
State and local taxes
Valley News Live: Minnesota Ranked As Least Tax-Friendly State In US
Duluth News Tribune: Economist’s View: For our economic health, Minnesota must cut tax burdens
Star Tribune: Minnesota revenue $282M above predictions for quarter
International Falls Journal: Falls voters to be asked about local sales use tax
Labor market
Finance & Commerce: Experts Forum: Minnesota job skills partnership
St Cloud Times: In tight labor market, companies with increased holiday demand may struggle hiring workers
WJON: Report: Number of retail jobs on the rise on Central Minnesota
Star Tribune: Minn. jobless rate falls to 2.8 percent, but job market shrinks a little
Pioneer Press: Minnesota unemployment rate drops to 2.8 percent yet lost jobs in September
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota’s unemployment rate drops to 2.8% in September; here’s who’s hiring and firing
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Unemployment Rate Falls to 2.8 Percent in September, Lowest Level Since Mid-1999
Mankato Free Press: Local job numbers jump 3.2 percent in September
Crookston Times: Bus driver shortage: Even Superintendent Olson has to drive
Pioneer Press: St. Paul City Council formally takes up $15 minimum wage proposal
Economic growth
La Crosse Tribune: Southeast Minnesota is poised to grow over the next 25 years; here’s what a group of cities wants to do about it
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder: The less rosy side of our ‘robust’ economy
KAAL: Where Does Rochester’s Payroll Money Come From, and Where Does It Go?
Star Tribune: Minnesota SBA lending declined last fiscal year
Economic development
Minn Post: Mining is a small part of Minnesota’s economy. So why is it such a big political issue?
Alton Daily News: Economists Compare Illinois To WI and MN
Agriculture
WCCO: Survey: Farmland Prices Expected To Drop In Minnesota, 9 Other States
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.