Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 12/24/21
State and local taxes and spending
Minn Post: Online retail sales are way up. So are local sales tax collections in Minnesota
Park Rapids Enterprise: Hubbard County’s first levy increase in two years may mean lower taxes
Forest Lake Times: Businesses shouldn’t shoulder unemployment insurance debt
Star Tribune: Double-digit property tax increases ahead in St. Paul, Minneapolis
Duluth News Tribune: Reader’s View: Budget surplus shows we’re overtaxed
Star Tribune: A balanced approach to solving a mess
Mankato Free Press: School taxes increasing 1% in Mankato, 5% in St. Peter
Minn Post: Visions of surpluses and balance sheets dancing in their heads
Pope County Tribune: State unemployment rate ticks down and job growth continues
Detroit Lakes Online: Becker County sets 3.5% levy hike for 2022
Albert Lea Tribune: Editorial Roundup: How to handle a massive surplus in state budget
Twin Cities Business: Why Minnesota’s Surplus Could Have Been Bigger
Grand Forks Herald: East Grand Forks to hash out new sales tax proposal this month and next
Labor market
KEYC: Minnesota gained jobs in November
Duluth News Tribune: ‘No end in sight’ for critical staff shortages at Northland hospitals
Star Tribune: Despite low jobless rate, recovery in Duluth creeps along
The Center Square: Rural areas of Minnesota have highest wage increases, job vacancy rates, report says
Economic growth
Mankato Free Press: Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
KPVI: Growth in four Minnesota industry supersectors better than national numbers
Minn Post: An overlooked piece of good economic news: Minnesota incomes are rising
Economic development
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Hands Out $673K to 25 Tech Startups