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The mining sector looms large over the economy in Marquette County, Michigan, but the steady growth of medical device manufacturing is helping the county diversify, according to a new article by @SoundsLikeToWin. Read for more: bit.ly/3ZSVLuO

There seems to be renewed interest in banning foreign adversaries from owning US farmland. For those interested, I wrote a primer about the topic last year. Bottom line: adversaries do own some but very little. minneapolisfed.org/article/2024/f…

Join us TOMORROW for the 2025 Regional Economic Conditions Conference. This virtual event will feature @CHSInc President Jay Debertin in conversation with @neelkashkari. Event will also include panel discussions w/ reps from across our region. To register: bit.ly/41Akhmc

How much do 25-34yo earn across the Ninth District? In 2019, median earnings ranged from $40,850 in Minnesota to $30,680 in Montana. The Income Distributions & Dynamics in America map tool lets you visualize earnings across the country + across time: bit.ly/3RPpGRk #IDDA

Read our tenth issue of For All, available now online and, we hope, on your coffee table. Geography of unemployment. Benefits of tight labor markets. Head Start. Two-by-fours. HANK models. Check it out here: bit.ly/32ycmGd

#Immigrant labor has increased since the pandemic, read how employment has been impacted across the Fed’s Ninth District in this new article by @ErickGarciaLuna bit.ly/3YtkiGs

Concerns about a softening labor market contributed to the Fed's latest half-point rate cut. That view is informed by up-to-the-moment research from @Simon_Mongey, who finds job vacancies are already lower than we think, w/ unemployment pressures rising. bit.ly/4eaK1J4

Join us Oct 17-18 for Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives: Banking, Regulation, and Macroeconomic Outcomes. The event will advance our understanding of the sources and macroeconomic consequences of banking fragility. Agenda and livestream registration here: bit.ly/3XzY4RQ

The fall issue of For All magazine from @OIGInstitute is now online. The issue features an interview with @D_W_Wilcox, a data dive illustrating the geography of unemployment in America, spotlights on the Institute’s visiting scholars, and more. ⬇️ bit.ly/32ycmGd

The federal government began the Head Start program nearly 60 years ago. @bdtimpe @NebraskaEcon studies whether the program has succeeded in giving children born into poverty the tools needed to escape poverty as adults. Read @soundsliketowin's spotlight: bit.ly/3BpxO5e

The cost of homeowners insurance is going ⬆️ while coverage is going ⬇️. @SoundsLikeToWin takes a closer (and higher!) look at how shrinkflation is affecting the insurance industry -- and your coverage, premiums, and rates. Full article here: bit.ly/479UQIP

The Strib has a nice preview of the conference that offers some add'l context: startribune.com/child-care-has… 13/13

On the other hand, one person said their community leaders were people young enough to have young kids and they were on board right away. 12/13

The child care business model has been described as "broken," implying the market isn't working as well as hoped. So I was interested to learn at a recent @1stchildrens conference about market interventions by local govts in rural MN. 1/13