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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.
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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
Data map of the Ninth District
Regional Economic Indicators
May 18, 2026
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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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Community Development & Engagement
Beige Book
Regional Economic Indicators
Regional Economic Surveys

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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
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
Article
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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Regional Economic Conditions: Ag CreditJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on May 18, 2026
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The Bakken Oil Patch
April 16, 2026
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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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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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New year, new challenges for Minnesota’s hospitality businessesHaley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
March 31, 2026
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The left side of the image shows a woman standing indoors, looking outside through the open, white miniblinds of a large window on a bright day. She wears a red shirt that buttons down the front and has long blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. The right side of the image shows a group of nine checkboxes arranged haphazardly. Seven of the boxes are marked with a black X and two of them are marked with a green check mark.
Varied unemployment insurance criteria make for uneven worker experiencesJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and EngagementRyan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement (former)
March 19, 2026
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