Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 4/22/22
State and local taxes and spending
Minnesota News Network: Gov Walz in Rochester: tax check proposal not a “gimmick, ” says “call them what you want to”
Star Tribune: Divided Minnesota Legislature will return with much undone
Duluth News Tribune: Reader’s View: Give surplus back to overtaxed Minnesotans
Rochester Post Bulletin: Letter: This should be a chance for tax reform
KELO: Minnesota Legislature battles over surplus
Star Tribune: Bonding bill tops to-do list as Legislature returns from break with much business left
Duluth News Tribune: ‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Walz presses Minnesota lawmakers reach deal, end payroll tax hike
KNSI: Walz Blasts Legislature Over Unemployment Insurance Dispute
MPR News: Looming deadline puts focus back on unemployment fund
WCCO: Walz Blasts Lawmakers Over Unemployment Insurance Dispute
Fox 9: Minnesota businesses wait to pay tax hike as deadline looms
Finance & Commerce: Walz critical of unemployment tax debate
Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota House speaker ‘optimistic’ about negotiations on payroll tax, front-line worker pay
The Center Square: Minnesota House DFL committee resolution would add $1.2 billion to general fund budget
Agriculture
The Center Square: Minnesota officials respond to Biden announcement E15 will be available this summer
Star Tribune: Year-round E15 access must be permanent
Labor market
Pioneer Press: Minnesota gains 11,500 jobs in March, unemployment down to 2.5%
WCCO: Minnesota’s Job Market Is Getting Stronger, But Not For Everyone
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Unemployment Rate Drops to Historic Low
KEYC: Minnesota unemployment rate falls to 2.5% in March
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota’s March unemployment rate falls to 1999 levels
Mankato Free Press: Local job numbers up
Star Tribune: Minnesota unemployment rate at lowest level since 1999 after 6 months of gains
Kare 11: Minnesota job participation on the rise for the sixth month in a row
CBS 3: Minnesota unemployment rate falls to 2.5% in March
Finance & Commerce: Minnesota employers go on March hiring spree
WDIO: 11K jobs gained in Minnesota in March
KNSI: Minnesota’s Unemployment Rate Tied for Lowest on Record
KPVI: Minnesota unemployment rate in March reached lowest level ever recorded
Grand Forks Herald: ‘It’s an employee’s buffet:’ Minnesota organization connects businesses with qualified jobseekers
KROC: Another Record Month For Total Employment in Rochester Area
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: As salary offers soar, here’s how much wages are rising in the Twin Cities
The Timberjay: State notches sixth straight month of job growth
Star Tribune: Minnesota could expand support for immigrant workers, business owners
Star Tribune: Why is Minnesota a national leader in its share of women who work?
Economic growth
Grand Forks Herald: In northwest Minnesota, lack of child care spots a barrier to already strained workforce
Brainerd Dispatch: Resort and campground sector doing well in economic recovery, others continue to face challenges
KPVI: ALEC report: Minnesota is 5th least economically competitive state