Tag: economy
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February 26, 2009 11:07 AM EST --
Not getting better on the unemployment front.
Minnesota's jobless rate hit 7.6 percent in January , up from 6.9 percent in December, state officials announced this morning. MPR News has a . . .
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March 12, 2009 01:48 PM EDT --
Okay, money doesn't buy happiness. And accumulating stuff shouldn't make us whole.
But there are some possessions that have value greater than the pricetag. And yet, in a recession, when the . . .
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April 07, 2009 10:36 AM EDT --
It won't be a ton a money but you should see a little more cash rolling into your paycheck in the next few weeks -- part of the federal stimulus package known as the Making Work Pay Tax Credit . . .
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May 18, 2009 02:03 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago, Karin Patrick, a source in our Public Insight Network, warned that people who don’t apply for unemployment benefits when their hours are cut stand to lose when they are laid off. . . .
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August 28, 2009 04:54 PM EDT --
We told you last week about the .3 percent decrease in Minnesota’s unemployment numbers. That's the good news.
But check this out: The number of job vacancies decreased by 40 percent from the . . .
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August 24, 2009 09:39 AM EDT --
Well now, this looks interesting:
The rich who ask to pay more taxes
A group of wealthy people believe they should pay more in taxes and are circulating a petition to support the reversal . . .
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February 06, 2008 04:28 PM EST --
Macy's reorganization sends Mpls. duties to New York
Department store operator Macy's Inc. said Wednesday it will cut about 2,300 management jobs as it consolidates three regional . . .
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April 03, 2009 11:45 AM EDT --
The unemployment rate in Minnesota has topped 8 percent. But it's twice that percentage for people who have disabilities.
Minnesota Public Radio reporter Nikki Tundel gives a very human look at . . .
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August 25, 2009 04:13 PM EDT --
Numbers this month show that the U.S. economy is more productive. But what’s the toll of that productivity?
Stephanie Massey of Mound has some idea. Her husband, who works for a large financial . . .
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January 17, 2008 09:31 PM EST --
At Minnesota Public Radio we had a forum discussion on the environment (there will be more about this later). But even in this context, it was amazing how the economic slide made its way into the conversation. . . .
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January 19, 2008 04:30 PM EST --
President Bush and our Washington leaders are setting down a plan to "stimulate the economy." Perhaps it's more like that moment when the ship with a leak starts listing and you grab the . . .
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July 01, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
If you live in the Twin Cities – and those harsh winters – you feel some gratitude for the skyway system.
In St. Paul, they are vast and can get you around a fair chunk . . .
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October 24, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
Most college graduates walk out not only with the sheepskin but with loans to pay for that education.
But how has that changed as the economy has tanked and jobs are getting scarcer?
We at Minnesota . . .
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February 26, 2009 01:06 PM EST --
As if paying for college was not rough enough... now that plastic in your pocket is getting into the act.
Philip Novak of Minneapolis thought it made sense to put about $8,000 on his credit card. The . . .
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June 18, 2009 10:22 AM EDT --
MPR's Martin Moylan reported this morning on Morning Edition that the current job and stock markets have put a double whammy of a squeeze on parents' abilities to save for college. Here's his lead:
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July 15, 2008 05:49 PM EDT --
It was only about 10 months ago that talk of a recession in this country started heating up. But the beginnings of the slowdown in Minnesota can be traced back several years, to a time when the state was . . .
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September 12, 2008 05:41 PM EDT --
Stable, not stellar is how the summer tourism business ran this year in Minnesota and expectations for the fall season are lower, according to a survey from the state tourism office .
"Concerned . . .
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June 23, 2008 10:45 AM EDT --
Among the many items for sale at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds car show were magnets.
Some of them carried a message. None were subtle.
Just in case the Obamacons or Obamites or Obam-bams (or . . .
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February 23, 2009 11:51 AM EST --
So there's $4 billion coming to Minnesota from the federal economic stimulus package. The feds figure 66,000 jobs will be created here over the next two years. I haven't found a site that explains . . .
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April 01, 2009 02:24 PM EDT --
St. Cloud and Duluth are the Minnesota metro areas struggling the most with unemployment. New U.S. Department of Labor data show these unemployment rates for February:
Duluth: 9.8 %
St. . . .
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