Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Labor
Bakken activity: How wide is the ripple effect?
Rob Grunewald, Dulguun Batbold
May 2013 - fedgazette
Government employment: Job insecurity
Despite the imprimatur of job security, the ax has (belatedly) fallen on public sector employment, especially at the local level
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2013 - fedgazette
Local governments go to the barbershop
Tight budgets mean many local services are getting a haircut, and some more than others
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2013 - fedgazette
Please do this. Good luck
Unfunded mandates and revenue handcuffs
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2013 - fedgazette
Forecast models and surveys point to steady growth in 2013
District Economic Outlook
Rob Grunewald, Joe Mahon
January 2013 - fedgazette
Many business leaders expect sluggish economic growth in 2013
Business Outlook Poll
Toby Madden
January 2013 - fedgazette
"Agripreneur" program helps rural Latinos become small-scale farmers
An initiative of Minneapolis-based Main Street Project teaches budding farmers, or "agripreneurs," to raise and sell poultry and other agricultural products as part of an emerging local food network.
Jacob Wascalus
October 2012 - Community Dividend
Call for papers: The eighth biennial Federal Reserve community development research conference
July 2012 - Community Dividend
Ninth District community conditions are mixed, Minneapolis Fed report finds
July 2012 - Community Dividend
Spanning the spectrum of Native workforce development
Initiatives under way in the Ninth District demonstrate that Native-focused organizations are working to increase work preparedness, education levels, and employment rates in the communities they serv
Jacob Wascalus
July 2012 - Community Dividend
Desperately seeking workers in the oil patch
Jobs go begging in booming western North Dakota and northeastern Montana
Phil Davies
April 2012 - fedgazette
Tribal college receives $18.9 million for career training initiative
April 2012 - Community Dividend
Anatomy of the measurement problem
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2012 - fedgazette
Self-employed: To be, or not to be
Unfortunately, that's a question without easy answers
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2012 - fedgazette
Fed Community Development offices launch community survey initiatives
A new Reserve Bank-led initiative is designed to gather front-line information on economic conditions in low- to moderate-income communities.
Ela Rausch
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Minneapolis Fed launches Ninth District Community Insight report series
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Business leaders expect solid growth for their companies in 2012
Business Outlook Poll
Toby Madden
December 2011 - fedgazette
Workforce 2020: Uniting business and education in Rochester, Minnesota
A unique initiative led by a broad-based group of community leaders is working to address workforce development issues in Rochester, Minn.
Wudase Tefera
October 2011 - Community Dividend
The fine print on tracking establishments
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2011 - fedgazette
The rural welcome wagon
The loss of young people is widely feared in rural areas, but new research is showing gains among middle-age families
David Fettig
July 2011 - fedgazette
Businesses see expansion over the next four quarters
Business Outlook Poll
Toby Madden
June 2011 - fedgazette
OPEBs: What lies beneath the balance sheet
Rising costs for retiree health care and other post-employment benefits lurk for many state and local governments
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2011 - fedgazette
Where OPEBs come from
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2011 - fedgazette
Unemployment insurance: Employers shoveling in a deep hole
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2011 - fedgazette
Public pension benefits & the law
Two pension experts offer insights into legal aspects of pension benefit protections for local and state government workers
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2011 - fedgazette
Public pensions: Feeding, and fixing, the sausage machine
Many public pensions are underfunded. Does that matter?
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2011 - fedgazette
The pension bill. Ouch
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2011 - fedgazette
Top of the pension class
Size doesn’t matter. It’s how you are allowed, expected and required to manage
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2011 - fedgazette
Businesses are optimistic for 2011
Business Outlook Poll
Toby Madden
December 2010 - fedgazette
Mild Ninth District recovery expected to warm up
District Economic Outlook
Toby Madden, Rob Grunewald
December 2010 - fedgazette
Degrees of Job Security
We tend to assume that high-wage workers are recession proof. But a good education offers better protection against job loss than a big paycheck
Terry J. Fitzgerald, Phil Davies, Wonho Chung
December 2010 - The Region
Adopting a place-conscious approach to community development: A conversation with Margery Austin Turner of the Urban Institute
Community Dividend speaks with Margery Austin Turner, Vice President for Research at the Urban Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, to learn about her comprehensive, thought
Sandy Gerber
October 2010 - Community Dividend
Are economic development incentives doing their JOBZ?
An interview with university researchers looking at the popular Minnesota program
Joe Mahon
October 2010 - fedgazette
Tax Buyouts
Raising government revenue without distorting work decisions
Fabrizio Perri, Marco Del Negro, Fabiano Schivardi
September 2010 - The Region
Interview with Thomas Sargent
New York University economist on the state of modern macro, polar models of bank regulation and the problem of persistently high unemployment
August 2010 - The Region
When half-full feels more like three-quarters
Recession and the Ninth District
Terry J. Fitzgerald, Ronald A. Wirtz, Wonho Chung
July 2010 - fedgazette
Despite uncertainty, moderate economic growth expected
Toby Madden, Rob Grunewald
June 2010 - fedgazette
Professional services firms expect rebound over the next year
Toby Madden
June 2010 - fedgazette
Sing sweetly (please), employment canary
Survey of staffing firms suggests some—slow—recovery in the jobs market
Ronald A. Wirtz
June 2010 - fedgazette
Union Atlantic
Book review
Ryan Williams
June 2010 - The Region
Interview with Robert Hall
Stanford University economist on labor market dynamics, financial frictions, monetary policy and dating a recession
Douglas Clement
June 2010 - The Region
Taxes, Wages and Human Capital
Progressive tax policies decrease before-tax wage inequality, suggests research by Fatih Guvenen and colleagues, by diminishing motivation to acquire higher education and job skills
Douglas Clement
June 2010 - The Region
A rear-view mirror on cash for clunkers
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2010 - fedgazette
A slow recovery is under way
District Economic Outlook
Toby Madden, Rob Grunewald
January 2010 - fedgazette
Patch job: repairing the unemployment safety net
State unemployment insurance funds are facing big challenges that could have long-term consequences for employers and workers
Mike Meyers
November 2009 - fedgazette
OMG! Like, where are all the teen workers?
Teens have been quietly, and increasingly, leaving the labor force
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2009 - fedgazette
Tingerthal joins Consumer Advisory Council
May 2009 - Community Dividend
Fed releases report on concentrated poverty
January 2009 - Community Dividend
Economy: Funny odd, not funny ha-ha
Minnesota State Roundup
November 2008 - fedgazette
Are Income Gains Due to More Wives Working Longer Hours?
Terry J. Fitzgerald
September 2008 - The Region
Just what is the middle class, and other stuff
Terry J. Fitzgerald, Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2008 - fedgazette
Say hello to the modest good life for me
Anxiety over middle class living is complex, but probably not as warranted as the hand-wringing might suggest
Terry J. Fitzgerald, Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2008 - fedgazette
Supersize me
Consumption trends suggest middle class continuing to get ahead
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2008 - fedgazette
What is the job market outlook for new college graduates this spring?
District Voices
May 2008 - fedgazette
Working hard at working hard
North Dakota State Roundup
May 2008 - fedgazette
A metals coin flip: Company might win some, lose some.
Michigan State Roundup
March 2008 - fedgazette
Is there an animal doctor in the house?
The field of veterinary medicine is evolving, and a labor battle is brewing.
Ronald A. Wirtz
March 2008 - fedgazette
Not making the grade
Teacher pay in the western part of the Ninth Federal Reserve District isn't competitive with other states.
Joe Mahon
January 2008 - fedgazette
Send more nurses, stat!
Despite rising wages, nurses are likely to remain scarce in many parts of the Ninth Federal Reserve District.
Joe Mahon
January 2008 - fedgazette
I'm outta here, but I'll be back
Wisconsin State Roundup
November 2007 - fedgazette
Laboring over job vacancies
Minnesota State Roundup
November 2007 - fedgazette
Rolling the ICE dice
Immigrant workers play a key role in district labor markets, and employers and workers alike walk a legal tightrope.
Kathy Cobb
November 2007 - fedgazette
Welcome home, please
South Dakota State Roundup
November 2007 - fedgazette
You can't eat the blackboard
Montana State Roundup
November 2007 - fedgazette
Cities vie for GE facility
Montana State Roundup
September 2007 - fedgazette
Economic Turbulence: Is a Volatile Economy Good for America?
Book Review
Terry J. Fitzgerald
September 2007 - The Region
Has Middle America Stagnated?
A closer look at hourly wages
Terry J. Fitzgerald
September 2007 - The Region
Help wanted
North Dakota State Roundup
September 2007 - fedgazette
Taking the bite out of workers' comp
Insuring against workplace injuries isn't as costly as it once was.
Joe Mahon
September 2007 - fedgazette
Has your business, and others in your industry, been able to find adequate seasonal labor this summer?
District Voices
July 2007 - fedgazette
If it weren't for bad luck
Michigan State Roundup
July 2007 - fedgazette
Nowhere to go but up
Michigan State Roundup
July 2007 - fedgazette
Just a little off the (benefits) top
Michigan State Roundup
May 2007 - fedgazette
Lumber labor getting chopped
Montana State Roundup
May 2007 - fedgazette
Workers hard to find
Montana State Roundup
May 2007 - fedgazette
A minimum wager
Will a rising wage floor lift all workers, or put too many in the unemployment line?
Joe Mahon
March 2007 - fedgazette
Bills target undocumented workers
Montana State Roundup
March 2007 - fedgazette
Live to fly another day
Michigan State Roundup
January 2007 - fedgazette
Manufacturing showing its muscle
North Dakota State Roundup
January 2007 - fedgazette
Mission shift
North Dakota State Roundup
January 2007 - fedgazette
Ragged auto coattails
Minnesota State Roundup
January 2007 - fedgazette
The health benefits of being a cheesehead
Wisconsin State Roundup
January 2007 - fedgazette
When Chicken Little is wrong
Despite fears, the sky didn't fall on Michigan's Upper Peninsula when Sawyer Air Force Base closed.
Kathy Cobb
January 2007 - fedgazette
Get a job and love it
Poverty snapshot in the Ninth District: Employment.
Toby Madden
November 2006 - fedgazette
Getting some job traction
Minnesota State Roundup
September 2006 - fedgazette
Iron Range hot with major projects
Minnesota State Roundup
September 2006 - fedgazette
Defibrillating employment in biosciences
Minnesota State Roundup
July 2006 - fedgazette
It pays to work … less?
Minnesota State Roundup
July 2006 - fedgazette
Manufacturing “bioproduct” jobs
Montana State Roundup
July 2006 - fedgazette
Professional services firms anticipate higher profits, tighter labor supply
Accountants, architects, engineers and other professional services firms did well over the past year and expect to continue to grow over the next four quarters, according to results of the first surve
Manal Alam, Toby Madden
July 2006 - fedgazette
Through snow, rain, but maybe not consolidation
South Dakota State Roundup
July 2006 - fedgazette
If You Lost Your Job ...
By distinguishing between insurance and liquidity, Fed visiting economists topple the conventional wisdom about unemployment insurance.
Douglas Clement
June 2006 - The Region
Actuarial Funding Ratios
Charts of public employee pension funds.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2006 - fedgazette
An actuarial balancing act
Debates over public pensions can quickly plunge into the pool of minutiae and tediousness.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2006 - fedgazette
And how about your pension, sir?
Federal Reserve System offers a pension that has feet in both the new and the old pension worlds.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2006 - fedgazette
Covet thy neighbor’s -- pension? Public vs. private
A discussion of public pensions can’t go on for very long without someone comparing them to their private counterparts. Comparisons are logical, of course, but not quite as straightforward as it might
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2006 - fedgazette
Driving for a license
Occupational licensing continues to grow, but benefits to consumers are not obvious.
Morris Kleiner
May 2006 - fedgazette
Enjoying retirement (plans)
Minnesota State Roundup
May 2006 - fedgazette
Gasping over GASB
Post-retirement health benefits could bring a shock to governments, retirees.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2006 - fedgazette
In case of pension emergency
Legislatures nationwide will no doubt be debating what to do about public pensions with large unfunded liabilities. Below are two options getting considerable attention.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2006 - fedgazette
Minimum wage stays ... minimum
South Dakota State Roundup
May 2006 - fedgazette
Pension deficit disorder
Local and state public pensions are trying to get traction on a slippery funding slope.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2006 - fedgazette
District Map: Employment Growth in Top 25 Percent of District Counties Dependent on Farm Payments
March 2006 - fedgazette
Unemployment trust fund also down and out
South Dakota State Roundup
March 2006 - fedgazette
Unemployment hits 30-year low
Montana State Roundup
January 2006 - fedgazette
A missing bogeyman
County employment shocks and recoveries show a wide diversity of sources.
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2005 - fedgazette
Characteristics of Shocked and Nonshocked District Counties
Table: Characteristics of Shocked and Nonshocked District Counties
November 2005 - fedgazette
Company mass layoffs: The “other” job shock
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2005 - fedgazette
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.
Terry J. Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Ball, Mark Holland
November 2005 - fedgazette
Ellsworth Air Force Base: BRAC in business
South Dakota State Roundup
November 2005 - fedgazette
Helicopter churn: The macro view on job loss and growth
Terry J. Fitzgerald, Mark Holland
November 2005 - fedgazette
Job shocks: Resuscitation or suffocation?
How local economies react after suffering a major decline in employment.
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2005 - fedgazette
Job shocks: When lightning threatens again
Colin Hartman, Joe Larson
November 2005 - fedgazette
Map of District Counties With Employment Shocks, 1990-93
November 2005 - fedgazette
Methodology: A county slice in time
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2005 - fedgazette
Shocked, only not: False positive cases of employment decline
Dan Mayberry
November 2005 - fedgazette
Work, and then work some more
North Dakota State Roundup
November 2005 - fedgazette
A cheap pain in the neck
North Dakota State Roundup
September 2005 - fedgazette
Does job training pay off?
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2005 - The Region
Getting Back on Your Feet
Just how effective is our expanding public system for helping dislocated workers?
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2005 - The Region
Here's to your health (insurance)
Wisconsin State Roundup
September 2005 - fedgazette
What layoffs?
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2005 - The Region
How is your business/community faring in finding available workers for this summer’s tourist season?
District Voices
July 2005 - fedgazette
Inquiry delves into pension deficits
Montana State Roundup
July 2005 - fedgazette
Why Johnny Can't Work
A theory of why countries do (or don't) restrict child labor. And what it may tell us about the true wealth of nations.
Douglas Clement
June 2005 - The Region
Foreign Inc.
You might not be able to spot foreign-owned firms in the district, but they add local jobs and some nuance to the globalization debate.
Colbey Sullivan
May 2005 - fedgazette
More government jobs, but at what wage?
South Dakota State Roundup
May 2005 - fedgazette
A dynamic economy means churning employment
Rob Grunewald
March 2005 - fedgazette
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.
Joe Mahon
March 2005 - fedgazette
Keep on truckin' (please)
With the economy picking up traction, truck drivers are in short supply.
Joe Mahon
March 2005 - fedgazette
Waging war on wages
Wisconsin State Roundup
March 2005 - fedgazette
Help wanted, again
As the economy improves, labor shortages are likely to be on the minds of employers more often.
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2005 - fedgazette
Job description: Track hiring demand
Indicators suggest rising labor demand, but blind spots remain
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2005 - fedgazette
Nursing a shortage
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2005 - fedgazette
Ready, set dance
Employers adjust to supply/demand of labor markets.
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2005 - fedgazette
State's oil wells need more workers
North Dakota State Roundup
January 2005 - fedgazette
The hard hat blues
Why do good jobs go begging in certain sectors?
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2005 - fedgazette
Job Search
Minneapolis Fed directors ponder the "jobless recovery."
Ronald A. Wirtz
December 2004 - The Region
Bring us your tired, huddled masses (we’ve got job openings)
Employers strapped for labor have turned to immigrants to fill jobs spurned by many natives.
Phil Davies
September 2004 - fedgazette
Faces of change
In a flashback to the early 20th century, immigrants from all over the world are settling in the district, and not just in its inner cities.
Phil Davies
September 2004 - fedgazette
Ninth Federal Reserve District County Analysis Summary
Table of Ninth Federal Reserve District County Analysis Summary
September 2004 - fedgazette
Dialing up call centers
A slumping industry shows signs of life
Frank Jossi
May 2004 - fedgazette
Office flu shots, anyone?
Some district office markets still recovering from downturn, but some never got sick in the first place
Joe Mahon
March 2004 - fedgazette
Welcome to retirement. Now back to work
Will the district’s aging population affect its labor supply and will our economy suffer?
Douglas Clement
March 2004 - fedgazette
An economic expansion with jobs expected in 2004
2004 Ninth District Economic Forecast
Toby Madden, Rob Grunewald
January 2004 - fedgazette
Business outlook best in four years
fedgazette Business Outlook Poll
Toby Madden
January 2004 - fedgazette
European Vacation: Why Americans Work More Than Europeans
Taxes, not culture, account for the difference, according to economist Ed Prescott.
Douglas Clement
December 2003 - The Region
Shrinking a deadweight loss
A proposal to reform Social Security
Douglas Clement
December 2003 - The Region
Wives at Work
From 1950 to 1990, married women tripled their hours in the workplace. New research suggests that reduced wage discrimination—not better appliances or higher incomes—caused this sea change in the work
Phil Davies
December 2003 - The Region
Fido to the rescue
Despite the gloom, there are success stories in manufacturing.
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2003 - fedgazette
Is your city or region experiencing a jobless economic recovery?
District Voices
November 2003 - fedgazette
Love, pickup trucks and lost manufacturing jobs
The manufacturing recession has left many singing the employment blues, with district states learning the song by heart
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2003 - fedgazette
Minnesota leads district in wage rates
Smith Wilkinson
November 2003 - fedgazette
Something, anything for the pain
Almost nobody’s been spared in the manufacturing recession spread far and wide
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2003 - fedgazette
Mines combine
Michigan State Roundup
September 2003 - fedgazette
Montana faces first job loss in 16 years
Montana State Roundup
September 2003 - fedgazette
Workforce quality top consideration for Minnesota companies
A major issue in location decisions
Naomi Cytron, Toby Madden
September 2003 - fedgazette
District manufacturers: tough 2002, cautiously optimistic 2003
Results of the Minneapolis Fed's winter survey of manufacturers.
Toby Madden
May 2003 - fedgazette
Has your business been affected by the deployment of military reservists?
District Voices
May 2003 - fedgazette
Manufacturing employment down in urban and rural areas
Rob Grunewald
May 2003 - fedgazette
Temporary canary
Growth in the temporary staffing industry fluttered during the recession, and signs of a spring pickup are hard to read
Frank Jossi
March 2003 - fedgazette
A jobless expansion isn't all bad news
Rob Grunewald
January 2003 - fedgazette
Designing a brain drain plug
States create incentives to keep their best and brightest
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2003 - fedgazette
District economy to expand modestly
2003 Ninth District Economic Forecast
Toby Madden, Rob Grunewald
January 2003 - fedgazette
Plugging the brain drain
States fret over losing their young, educated workers, and many are scrambling for ways to stop the outward flow
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2003 - fedgazette
Retention/out-migration of college graduates, by state
Retention/out-migration by Ninth District States
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2003 - fedgazette
A labor vacuum with no population suction
Declining rural populations could have labor consequences for metro regions
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2002 - fedgazette
Letter to the Editor
Comment on fedgazette article on underemployment and labor shortages.
September 2002 - fedgazette
A Snapshot of Labor Availability
Minnesota Labor Availability
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2002 - fedgazette
A Snapshot of Labor Availability
South Dakota Labor Availability
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2002 - fedgazette
A Snapshot of Labor Availability
North Dakota Labor Availability
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2002 - fedgazette
Cures for health care ills
Are there answers to our health care problems? Here are four ideas and how they're faring in the Ninth District
Douglas Clement
July 2002 - fedgazette
New economy value meal, please
The hype is all high-skills and high-pay, but the meat is maybe something less
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2002 - fedgazette
Personal income growth slows in district
Rob Grunewald
July 2002 - fedgazette
Shall we dance?
As jobs grow but the labor pool doesn't, job matching becomes essential to make sure everybody gets the right partner
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2002 - fedgazette
Strength in hidden numbers
Underemployment and skill mismatches offer glimpse behind area labor shortages
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2002 - fedgazette
How would you describe your company's placement trends in the previous few months, and what are your expectations for the coming months?
District Voices
May 2002 - fedgazette
Mr. Recession, meet Mr. Labor Shortage
Not long ago, labor shortages were the big concern on Main Street. Has the recession changed that?
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2002 - fedgazette
Rural health care: Heal thyself?
Jane Brissett
May 2002 - fedgazette
Survey shows Minnesota manufacturers cautiously optimistic about recovery in 2002
Survey of state manufacturers in January and February 2002
Toby Madden
May 2002 - fedgazette
The cost of living
Health care spending is higher than ever and still climbing. Why? And what can be done about it?
Douglas Clement
May 2002 - fedgazette
Big house on the prairie
Despite protests by some, small town leaders have sought out prisons as economic saviors. Both the critics' deepest fears and the boosters' highest hopes are likely to go unfulfilled.
Douglas Clement
January 2002 - fedgazette
District economy slowed in 2001; expected to remain sluggish in 2002
2002 Ninth District Economic Outlook
Toby Madden, Rob Grunewald
January 2002 - fedgazette
Economy in recession
Rob Grunewald
January 2002 - fedgazette
Private vs. public: the prison debate
Can private prisons save tax dollars? The evidence is inconclusive.
Douglas Clement
January 2002 - fedgazette
Wanted criminals
For two decades, prisons have been a growth strategy for small towns. Does the strategy work? And will it in the future?
Douglas Clement
January 2002 - fedgazette
Beige Book reflects weakened economic conditions in district
November 2001 - fedgazette
District activity echoes slow national growth
District Economic Review
Toby Madden, Rob Grunewald
July 2001 - fedgazette
Ninth District Education—by the numbers
Rob Grunewald
July 2001 - fedgazette
Ninth District economy mirrors the U.S. slowdown.
What is the impact of the slowdown on employment?
Toby Madden
July 2001 - fedgazette
What is the current job market outlook for college graduates? Has it changed in the past year?
District Voices
July 2001 - fedgazette
Do Unions Work?
What are the economic pros and cons of labor unions?
Douglas Clement
May 2001 - fedgazette
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?
Douglas Clement
May 2001 - fedgazette
Phone Home
Call centers are finding a lot to like in the district, which might have long-term impact on small cities
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2001 - fedgazette
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
Douglas Clement
May 2001 - fedgazette
How has the health care worker shortage affected your facility, and what steps are you taking to alleviate the problem?
District Voices
March 2001 - fedgazette
“Beer Town” holds on to brewing legacy
Rosie Cataldo
March 2001 - fedgazette
Under the Influence
All engines are go for the the ethanol industry, but whether that continues hinges on fickle consumers and government policy
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2001 - fedgazette
Eau Claire at front of metro class
Wisconsin State Roundup
October 2000 - fedgazette
Montana's blasting into (aero)space
Rosie Cataldo
October 2000 - fedgazette
District farm wages are higher than national average
July 2000 - fedgazette
Jobs wanted: Will work for (next to) nothing
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2000 - fedgazette
Ninth District Outlook
Ninth District Economic Forecast Charts
January 2000 - fedgazette
Workers receive good news, bad news on wage front
South Dakota State Roundup
January 2000 - fedgazette
Minimum wage as price support
Amid calls in Congress for an increase in the minimum wage, the fedgazette presents two opposing views, an editorial from the Minneapolis StarTribune in favor of such a raise and an editorial from a M
Preston J. Miller
October 1999 - fedgazette
Working Wage: The minimum wage needs another boost
Amid calls in Congress for an increase in the minimum wage, the fedgazette presents two opposing views, an editorial from the Minneapolis StarTribune in favor of such a raise and an editorial from a M
October 1999 - fedgazette
A Higher Minimum Wage-A Mistake Waiting to Happen
Guest Editorial: Preston Miller, vice president and economic advisor, discusses the merits and demerits of an increasing minimum wage.
Preston J. Miller
September 1999 - The Region
Myths of Rich and Poor: Why We're Better Off Than We Think
Book Review
Preston J. Miller
March 1999 - The Region
Can the U.S. economy weather world storms?
Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern observes the nation's resilient economic performance in light of current and potential economic crises
Gary H. Stern
November 1998 - fedgazette
Trade job growth slows
April 1998 - fedgazette
Are we running on empty?
David S. Dahl
January 1998 - fedgazette
District business leaders are upbeat about '98
Ninth District Business Poll
David S. Dahl
January 1998 - fedgazette
Good news continues for Ninth District economy
Ninth District Economic Forecast
David S. Dahl, Edward Lotterman, Heidi Taylor Aggeler
January 1998 - fedgazette
Metro Outlook '98
Ninth District metro areas share concerns over tight workforce, downtown viability and other issues
David Fettig
January 1998 - fedgazette
Percent change in average annual pay from 1995 to 1996
United States Map
October 1997 - fedgazette
Staffing tourism business not an easy task
Kathy Cobb
April 1997 - fedgazette
Tourism may be a young industry, but its impact is anything but small
Tourism has become one of the leading Ninth District industries, supplying thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic impact, but the relatively young industry face big challenges in the co
Kathy Cobb
April 1997 - fedgazette
District economy expected to slow through 1997
Ninth District Economic Forecast
January 1997 - fedgazette
Jobs creation and government policy,
Excerpt from a speech Mr. Jordan originally delivered in November at the Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzas AC in Merida, Mexico.
Jerry L. Jordan
January 1997 - fedgazette
Producing jobs is key for Indian reservations
Editorial from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper and is expressly the opinion of the writer, not the Minneapolis Fed.
January 1997 - fedgazette
Gold in "them-thar" hills important to western South Dakota
Kathy Cobb
October 1996 - fedgazette
Incentives don't just lure jobs, they create them
Letter to the editor received in response to the Minneapolis Fed's special issue of The Region magazine, "The Economic War Among the States" (June 1996), and in response to columns that have appeared
October 1996 - fedgazette
Taconite keeps Minnesota's Iron Range working
Kathy Cobb
October 1996 - fedgazette
The Upper Peninsula watches mining jobs disappear
Kathy Cobb
October 1996 - fedgazette
The Upper Peninsula must seize control of its own economic future
William E. Vandament
October 1995 - fedgazette
The new economics of a minimum wage hike
Preston J. Miller
October 1995 - fedgazette
Productivity primer
How does economy grow?
David S. Dahl
April 1995 - fedgazette
When a town's economy surges, housing feels the ripple
Kathy Cobb
October 1994 - fedgazette
Amid noise of its prominent closures, Eau Claire continues to grow
David Fettig
April 1993 - fedgazette
When a “company town” loses its company, no magic formula for recovery
Successful towns cite community effort, persistence
David Fettig
April 1993 - fedgazette
Tombstone's success means a piece of the [pizza] pie for everyone
Kathy Cobb
January 1993 - fedgazette
Businesses blossom on Minneapolis' Franklin Avenue
Entrepreneur gives Minneapolis neighborhood a boost
Kathy Cobb
July 1992 - fedgazette
Don't close reservations' window of opportunity
fedgazette Editorial
Tim Giago
July 1992 - fedgazette
Gambling's booty extends beyond reservation to neighboring community
Redwood Falls gains from casino's jackpot
David Fettig
July 1992 - fedgazette
Incubator nurtures American Indian-owned and other minority businesses
Kathy Cobb
July 1992 - fedgazette
Proposal would make tribes investors in off-reservation development
David Fettig
July 1992 - fedgazette
The industry that keeps growing and growing and ...
David Fettig
July 1992 - fedgazette
America's growing economic lead
fedgazette Editorial
Lawrence B. Lindsey
April 1992 - fedgazette
Concern over schools' 'outputs' spurs business sector's interest in education
David Fettig
January 1992 - fedgazette
Ninth District advisers give mixed review of economy, with some signs of recovery
Minneapolis Fed's Advisory Council on Small Business, Agriculture and Labor report on the state of the Ninth District's economy.
January 1992 - fedgazette
Job creation: A classic win-win situation
fedgazette Editorial
George S. Mickelson
October 1991 - fedgazette
Creative Destruction
The Underlying Force in the Area's Economic Turbulence
David Beal
September 1991 - The Region
Diversity shields most Ninth District contractors from defense cutbacks
David Fettig
June 1990 - fedgazette
Cutting timber to save jobs: the economics of forest management
David Fettig
September 1989 - fedgazette
Minnesota's forests: balancing jobs and our environment
fedgazette Editorial
Gayle Peterson
September 1989 - fedgazette
Feast or famine: aging labor supply affects Ninth District economy in varied ways
David Fettig
June 1989 - fedgazette
From higher wages to subsidized housing: the increasing cost of hiring youth
David Fettig
June 1989 - fedgazette
Retirees elusive but helpful to labor-starved marketplace
David Fettig
June 1989 - fedgazette
