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MinnEcon Blog

Trying to retrain for a post-recession world

In the old economy, last year, Tom Koller was a machinist / precision grinder. Then came a layoff. He realized his old job wasn’t coming back. Now, he’s one of thousands of jobless Minnesotans trying to retrain for a life beyond the recession. We’ve written a lot at MinnEcon and MPR about being unemployed and…
by Paul Tosto

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Leaving Minnesota? A deeper look

New college grad Allison Troyer told us recently about leaving Minnesota after she couldn’t find find work here. We asked her for some detail. For people concerned about the state’s future workforce, her story’s worth exploring. Keeping smart, young workers like Troyer in-state is crucial to Minnesota’s long-term health. The recession is exposing a long-term…
by Paul Tosto

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Voluntary Poverty: The class

James Park, 68, says he stopped working at age 27 and has lived cheaply ever since. Really cheaply. He says he hasn’t owed a car since 1968 and spent only $7,907 to live in 2007 and $6,598 in 2008. I can’t verify those numbers and I’m in the process of asking him more questions. But…
by Paul Tosto

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Leaving Minnesota? The high school edition

As Minnesota’s workforce population ages and shrinks and high school and college graduates decrease, it is an added concern when large numbers of high school graduates go to college elsewhere — and possibly not return to the state.
by Paul Tosto

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