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We report on the economic conditions in the Ninth District and provide data analysis to better understand issues that, in particular, affect low- and moderate-income people and communities.
Groups of workers in different industries representing differing levels of AI adoption
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AI adoption in business grows steadily but unevenlyErick Garcia Luna | Director, Regional Outreach
May 29, 2026
A car drives along a trend line across a map of the U.S. that spikes at Minnesota where there's hail and lightening
Why did auto insurance rates go up so much in Minnesota?Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
May 26, 2026
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Business district Marquette Michigan on hill side main street with teal and blue overlaid chart graphics
Advisory councils share regional economic insights from first quarter 2026Karmi Anna Mattson | Assistant Vice President, Regional Outreach and Public Programs

Shannon Lewis | Senior Project Manager

Erik Beishir | Supervisory Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit

May 19, 2026
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Data map of the Ninth District
Regional Economic Indicators
May 18, 2026
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Groups of workers in different industries representing differing levels of AI adoption
AI adoption in business grows steadily but unevenlyErick Garcia Luna | Director, Regional Outreach
May 29, 2026
Article
A car drives along a trend line across a map of the U.S. that spikes at Minnesota where there's hail and lightening
Why did auto insurance rates go up so much in Minnesota?Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
May 26, 2026
Article
Business district Marquette Michigan on hill side main street with teal and blue overlaid chart graphics
Advisory councils share regional economic insights from first quarter 2026Karmi Anna Mattson | Assistant Vice President, Regional Outreach and Public Programs

Shannon Lewis | Senior Project Manager

Erik Beishir | Supervisory Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit

May 19, 2026
Article
Data map of the Ninth District
Regional Economic Indicators
May 18, 2026
Data
Tractor tilling a field, preparing for planting
Higher input costs pressure district farmersJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
May 18, 2026
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Part of the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota, is seen in the early morning light on a clear spring day. The foreground shows a townhome development, the middle ground shows a newer-construction apartment building for seniors, and the background shows a midrise condominium building.
Twin Cities region misses its housing marksJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
May 8, 2026
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Two-part image with a portrait of Joe Mahon on the left and a tractor preparing land with a cultivator
Regional Economic Conditions: Ag CreditJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on May 18, 2026
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
The Bakken Oil Patch
April 16, 2026
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An image of a construction worker combined with an image of two women working in a restaurant
How Can Public Policy Boost Hiring?
Event on May 21, 2026
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Two women are seen in profile interacting inside a Latino restaurant. The woman on the left wears a white shirt and speaks to the woman on the right, who wears a black shirt and glasses and holds a clipboard. The restaurant's menu signage, which is in shades of orange, yellow, and dark red, is visible behind them.
Understanding policy responses to weak labor demandCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and EngagementAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
April 14, 2026
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Collage featuring an image of childcare worker with two infants on the right, portrait of Tu-Uyen Tran in the center, and portrait of Suzanne Pearl on the right
Regional Economic Conditions: Minnesota Child Care ProvidersTu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
Event on May 13, 2026
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A street-level view of the intersection of First Avenue North and Roberts Street North in Fargo, North Dakota, looking east on a partly cloudy summer day. An older, four-story, brick building appears on the left and the newer-construction, five-story Cityscapes Plaza apartments appears on the right.
How a population boom changed North Dakota’s housing marketsJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
April 2, 2026
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