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August 18, 2010 10:17 AM

State and national job markets: Why they’re on different paths

Why Minnesota's unemployment hasn't been as bad as the rest of the country.

by Paul Tosto

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August 18, 2010 2:47 AM

Looking sunnier for solar in MN

Solar is slowly on the rise in Minnesota.

by Molly Bloom

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August 17, 2010 3:51 AM

Economic Lookout: What does ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’ really mean?

What should we really be talking about when we talk about jobs?

by Paul Tosto

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August 16, 2010 2:48 AM

What’s your September economic forecast?

Take your economic pulse.

by Paul Tosto

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August 13, 2010 4:03 AM

Economic Lookout: New college grad, facing the recession

Life as a recent college grad in the Great Recession. An Economic Lookout dispatch.

by Paul Tosto

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August 11, 2010 11:25 AM

The cost of war

From chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell As the summer of 2010 winds down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are in their eighth and tenth years. The Minnesota National Guard has actively served in both conflicts and elsewhere throughout the world. Sad to say, we’ve had all too many reminders of the human cost of…

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August 11, 2010 4:58 AM

Economic Lookout: On the Range, jobs beyond mining?

Core jobs are back on the Iron Range, but the region needs to expand its base. A dispatch from our Economic Lookout.

by Paul Tosto

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August 6, 2010 5:51 AM

Two frightening charts

From chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell The recovery is intact, but it’s subdued. That’s what the latest employment report tells us. Taking into account the figures released by government statisticians this morning the economy has added 654,000 jobs so far this year. A majority of the job creation has come from the private sector. There…