Ninth District Features by Topic

Jobs

Date	State	Title of Article
2008 March	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin	Is there an animal doctor in the house? The field of veterinary medicine is evolving, and a labor battle is brewing.
2007 November	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota U.P. Michigan Wisconsin	Rolling the ICE dice Immigrant workers play a key role in district labor markets, and employers and workers alike walk a legal tightrope.
2006 May	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota U.P. Michigan Wisconsin	Driving for a license Occupational licensing continues to grow, but benefits to consumers are not obvious.
2005 November	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota U.P. Michigan Wisconsin	Focus: Job Shocks Job shocks: Resuscitation or suffocation? How local economies react after suffering a major decline in employment. County employment: Shocks and rebounds Lots of counties experience major job loss, but why they do and how well they recover is more of a mystery. A missing bogeyman County employment shocks and recoveries show a wide diversity of sources.
2005 March	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin	Keep on truckin' (please) With the economy picking up traction, truck drivers are in short supply.
2005 March	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin	An open house for real estate agents In the last few years the real estate market, both nationwide and in the Ninth District, has been on fire. And, like moths swarming to that fire, the market for real estate agents has also swelled.
2003 March	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota U.P. Michigan Wisconsin	Temporary canary Growth in the temporary staffing industry fluttered during the recession, and signs of a spring pickup are hard to read
2002 July	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota U.P. Michigan Wisconsin	Focus: Labor Shortage Strength in hidden numbers Underemployment and skill mismatches offer glimpse behind area labor shortages. New economy value meal, please The hype is all high-skills and high-pay, but the meat is maybe something less. Shall we dance? As jobs grow but the labor pool doesn't, job matching becomes essential to make sure everybody gets the right partner
2002 May	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota U.P. Michigan Wisconsin	Mr. Recession, meet Mr. Labor Shortage Not long ago, labor shortages were the big concern on Main Street. Has the recession changed that?
2001 May	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota U.P. Michigan Wisconsin	Focus: Labor Unions State of the Union Labor unions have a long and proud heritage in Ninth District states. This issue's cover stories look at that legacy and the changes that have occurred over time. Labor Pains Union strength has reached a low point in the Ninth District, with few bright spots. What brought unions to their knees? And will they rise again. Do Unions Work? What are the economic pros and cons of labor unions? E Pluribus Union: Labor in the Public Sector While private sector labor unions seem to be losing clout, public sector unions are strong and stable.
2001 May	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota	Phone Home Call centers are finding a lot to like in the district, which might have long-term impact on small cities
2000 January	Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin	Jobs wanted: Will work for (next to) nothing
1999 January	Montana	Personal income grows slower in Montana
1999 January	Minnesota	Cranberries and new factories create jobs for Red Lake tribe
1998 July	U.P. Michigan	New businesses and residents continue to fill Sawyer's vast spaces
1998 July	South Dakota Minnesota	Communities feel impact of shrinking meat-packing industry
1998 April	Minnesota South Dakota	These are the houses that inmates built
1997 October	North Dakota	Grand Forks jobs programs attempt to expand worker pool
1997 July	Montana	Bronze foundries, artists flourish in Flathead Valley
1997 January	Minnesota	Squeeze on workforce numbers and skills in south central region
1996 January	Minnesota	Worker shortage plagues St. Cloud
1995 July	Wisconsin	Study explores matching immigrants with dairy farmers
1995 July	Wisconsin	Eau Claire jobs picture a moving one
1995 July	U.P. Michigan	Jobs training strengthens U.P. workforce
1994 July	South Dakota	Sioux Falls can bank on Morrell for at least 10 years
1993 April	Minnesota	Growth in temporary employment surges
1992 October	Minnesota	Minneapolis job training center seeks to improve employment skills
1992 October	Montana	Jobs cropping up on phone lines
1992 July	South Dakota	Morrell closes Sioux Falls beef operation
1992 July	Wisconsin	Uniroyal closes doors, Eau Claire primed
1992 April	U.P. Michigan	Baraga prison sits idle
1992 January	South Dakota	Help wanted: workers for Sioux Falls
1992 January	U.P. Michigan	Program links students with job experience

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