Economy and jobs
A Content Analysis of Governor Pawlenty’s 2010 State of the State Address
Governor’s focus on jobs in speech up more than threefold from 2009 Address despite yearly drop in unemployment
Read MoreWisconsin-Minnesota Unemployment Gap Biggest in 22+ Years
Badger State continues to endure biggest jobs crisis in the Upper Midwest during current recession
Read MoreMinnesota’s Unemployment Rate Stays Flat in December
Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 7.4 percent in December 2009 – unchanged from November
Read MoreWill Pawlenty Have a Minnesota Economic Recovery to Run on in 2012?
Minnesota has endured second lowest increase in unemployment in the country since the 2008 Election
Read MoreHow Does the Current Minnesota Unemployment Situation Compare to 1982?
Early signs show rate of jobs recovery in Minnesota moving at twice the rate of the recovery in the early 1980s
Read MoreMinnesota Has 2nd Largest Decrease in Unemployment in U.S. Since Obama Took Office
Seven-state West North Central geographical division of the Midwest continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the nation
Read MoreMinnesota and South Dakota Unemployment Rates Rise; Wisconsin Remains Flat
Unemployment in Minnesota has increased 35.7 percent from one year ago
Read More‘Cautionary’ Drop in September Minnesota Unemployment Rate Is Largest in Decades
A Smart Politics historical analysis of unemployment data over the last four decades finds the 0.7-point drop from August to September to be the largest percentage point decline in jobless claims since at least January 1976
Read MoreIowa Unemployment Soars at Historic Rate; Governor Culver’s Rating Hits Record Low
Chet Culver has seen his job approval ratings drop 37 percent from December 2008 to August 2009
Read MoreWisconsin’s Unemployment Rate Drops for First Time in 15 Months
During the previous one and a quarter year span, jobless claims in the Badger State increased 105 percent through July, from 4.4 to 9.0 percent
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