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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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Minneapolis Fed economic conference reports mixed growth in 2025Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
February 2, 2026
Article
Staff Reports
Understanding Eligibility and Take-Up in State Unemployment Insurance Programs

Juliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement

Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
January 16, 2026
Research
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Regional Economic Indicators
January 14, 2026
Data
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Recessions in Perspective
January 9, 2026
Data
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How much of your job will AI take over?Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
January 9, 2026
Article
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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
Article
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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Off the sidelines and into the low-hire economyJeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 15, 2025
Article
Alex Albright
Inquiring minds: Q&A with Alex Albright

Sydney Dettmann | Intern, Institute

December 2, 2025
Article
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
Research
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Immigration can’t explain declining employment growthSimon Mongey | Principal Research Economist
October 31, 2025
Article
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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
Research