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Minnesota Economic Trends: September 2025 Issue

Every quarter, the Labor Market Information (LMI) Office [ [link removed] ] of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) [ [link removed] ] publishes research articles that offer insights into important labor market trends [ [link removed] ]. The *September 2025 issue [ [link removed] ]* includes the following articles:

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*The Effect of Childhood Poverty on the Wages of Minnesota High School Graduates [ [link removed] ]*

Childhood poverty is associated with reduced adult earnings. How big is this reduction among Minnesota high school graduates? A new data visualization tool documents the effects of growing up poor on wages and identifies factors that, if not addressed, can perpetuate the cycle of intergenerational poverty. This article explores the effect of race, school poverty, and postsecondary education on the protracted effect of childhood poverty on adult wages.

*Emerging Technologies in Information Technology Occupations [ [link removed] ]*

Information Technology jobs are heavily based on the platforms and technologies that are in use. In the years since the last Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) revision in 2018, those tools have changed rapidly, so this article explores tech occupation domains as a way to surface hybrid IT roles that traditional taxonomies miss.

*Insights from the frontlines: A New Tool Reveals a Shifting Labor Market [ [link removed] ]*

Most Minnesota workforce development professionals surveyed say it is harder for job seekers to find employment compared to last year. This article highlights shifts in the difficulty of landing a job from a new survey of CareerForce workforce practitioners.

*What’s Driving the Growth in Self-Employment? [ [link removed] ]*

Extending the recent surge in self-employment, new data released by the Census Bureau in May show that Minnesota added nearly 11,000 more nonemployer establishments from 2022 to 2023, a further 2.4% increase. This article includes recently released 2022–2023 Nonemployer Statistics with visualizations by industry and demographic characteristics of owners.

*Projections vs. Models: Tools for Understanding the Future of Minnesota’s Clean Economy Workforce [ [link removed] ]*

Ever wonder where “jobs created” numbers come from? This article explains how these tools work, their limits, and how they’re being applied to climate and infrastructure planning here and across the country.

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LMI Training Sessions: Winter 2025

Our ""*"Regional Analysis & Outreach unit [ [link removed] ]"*"" has also scheduled a set of LMI Training sessions [ [link removed] ] for the winter season. The sessions will cover a variety of topics ranging from regional and industry-specific updates, career exploration, education and training, and other data tools. You can register through this e-mail or by using the links on the LMI Training page [ [link removed] ]. 

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Tuesday, November 18
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.



*What's Really Happening in Northwest Minnesota's Job Market? [ [link removed] ]*



Anthony Schaffhauser

Register [ [link removed] ]



Monday, December 8
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.



*Career Exploration Tools 101 [ [link removed] ]*



Tim O'Neill

Register [ [link removed] ]



Thursday, December 11
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.



*Healthcare & Social Assistance in the Metro Area [ [link removed] ]*



Tim O'Neill

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Monday, December 15
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.



*Manufacturing in the Metro Area [ [link removed] ]*



Tim O'Neill

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Thursday, December 18
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.



*Understanding Minnesota’s Labor Market Trends [ [link removed] ]*



Tim O'Neill

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Thursday, January 8
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.



*Labor Market Information to Connect Education, Training, and the Workforce [ [link removed] ]*



Carson Gorecki

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Wednesday, January 14
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.



*Utilizing Employment Projections & Wage Data [ [link removed] ]*



Amanda Blaschko

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Thursday, January 22
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.



*The Latest in Northeast Minnesota's Labor Market [ [link removed] ]*



Carson Gorecki

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Tuesday, March 10
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.



*Utilizing Employment Projections & Wage Data [ [link removed] ]*



Amanda Blaschko

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""*Please reach out to your regional analyst [ [link removed] ] if you or your staff would be interested in having a customized LMI training session [ [link removed] ]. We would be happy to accommodate your training requests, either on LMI Data Tools [ [link removed] ] or local economic conditions [ [link removed] ]!*""










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