Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 9/3/21
Labor market
The Globe: Southwest Minnesota sees labor shortage, including Nobles County
KRFO: Rochester area jobless rate returns to pre-pandemic levels
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Economic recovery yielding positive trends for Minnesota’s Black workers
St. Cloud Times: Jobs gap isn’t new, but Central Minnesota is working to address it
KAAL TV: DEED predicts more workers will enter MN workforce this fall
KIMT 3: Olmsted County’s jobless rate begins to rebound
Marshall Independent: Filling the worker void
Hastings Star Gazette: Workforce Development Month comes at a critical time as many employers have worker shortages and many workers are faced with career path changes
State and local taxes and spending
Star Tribune: More Minnesota suburbs will ask voters to impose local sales tax
Mankato Free Press: Mankato city taxes projected to rise for homeowners in 2022
Bemidji Pioneer: Minnesota doles out $47 million in rent relief
Detroit Lakes Online: Mahube-Otwa aims to curb poverty and homelessness in with recent grant funding
The Globe: State to offer child care grants to communities
Economic growth
KRFO: Minnesota Nearly Cracks Top 15 Ranking of Hardest Workings States
KLIN: Mid-America Manufacturers Report Supply Chain Challenges
KTTC: Commissioner Discusses Economic Recovery in Minnesota
Economic development
Minnesota Reformer: Iron Range labor’s maturity, and decline