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Employment & Labor Markets

On jobs, workers, labor demand, workforce development, as well as the changing demographics and work habits that are affecting the face and prosperity of the district’s workforce and economy.

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Recessions in Perspective
December 23, 2025
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What new data tell us about the growth of occupational licensure

Juliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement

Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
December 19, 2025
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Staff Reports
Final Report for the Enhanced Services Pilot of the Montana Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment ProgramAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and EngagementRyan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement

Maxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement

December 17, 2025
Research
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Regional Economic Indicators
December 15, 2025
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Off the sidelines and into the low-hire economyJeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 15, 2025
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Alex Albright
Inquiring minds: Q&A with Alex Albright

Sydney Dettmann | Intern, Institute

December 2, 2025
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Staff Reports
The Early Labor Market Impacts of Minnesota’s 2023 Non-Compete Enforcement BanAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and EngagementRyan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
November 26, 2025
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Immigration can’t explain declining employment growthSimon Mongey | Principal Research Economist
October 31, 2025
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Urban-Biased Growth: A Macroeconomic AnalysisFabian Eckert | University of California, San Diego

Sharat Ganapati | Georgetown University

Conor Walsh | Visiting Scholar, Institute
October 30, 2025
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Staff Reports
Large-Scale Public Hiring, Wages, and Community Outcomes: Evidence from the Works Progress AdministrationAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
October 22, 2025
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Who gets unemployment benefits for shared work?

Shelby Cook | Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency

Leonidas Murembya | Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency

Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and EngagementRyan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
September 30, 2025
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What happened to the college wage premium?Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
September 8, 2025
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