Minnesota Job Growth Is Strong, Considering Its Low Unemployment

by | Jun 8, 2018

Minnesota job growth has been fairly healthy in recent years, relative to the rest of the nation and neighboring states. Last month, a North Star article showed that Minnesota has surpassed the national average on multiple economic indicators—including job...

When Equal Unemployment Rates Are Not Equal

by | Dec 15, 2017

Minnesota and Wisconsin currently enjoy low unemployment rates relative to the rest of the nation. In addition, both states enjoyed an above average decline in unemployment rates since the beginning of the Great Recession. However, this does not mean that the...