Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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Last week, I was excited to continue our Summer of Job tour with a stop at Summit Academy in Minneapolis. Our conversation highlighted the critical nature of workforce development for Black Minnesotans, with a special focus on the tech industry. Jobs in tech pay well, and Minnesota employers will need thousands of new information technology professionals in the years ahead. But Black Minnesotans are significantly underrepresented in the industry. Along with Minnesota IT Services Commissioner...
We had a great day taking our "Summer of Jobs" campaign to Mercado Central in Minneapolis – it was an opportunity to highlight workers from immigrant and refugee communities as important sources of talent during this historically tight labor market, as well as to celebrate the critical work that's come out of the Office of New Americans in the last two years. Immigrant and Refugee Workers Roundtable Discussion Immigrants and refugees from all parts of the globe are an important part of M...
This week we were excited to take our "Summer of Jobs" campaign to Thief River Falls to visit some of Minnesota's manufacturing powerhouses in the northwest region. Given historic workforce shortages and an economy filled with opportunity, our campaign focuses on: 1. Showcasing the thousands of amazing jobs available in Minnesota. 2. Amplifying the many sources of labor that employers often overlook. 3. Highlighting the innovation and best practices in workforce development from businesses,...
This week we were excited to take our "Summer of Jobs" campaign to Eagan to highlight hiring People with Disabilities. Given historic workforce shortages and an economy teeming with opportunity, our campaign has three primary goals: 1. Showcase the thousands of amazing jobs available in Minnesota. 2. Amplify the many sources of labor that employers often overlook. 3. Highlight the innovation and best practices in workforce development from businesses, jobseekers, and communities. We know...
Here at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), we know systemic racial inequality is one of the biggest impediments to growth in our state. By so many measures, the disparities are stunning. 30% of American Indians and 27% of Black Minnesotans are living below the poverty line in our state, compared to 7% of white Minnesotans. When it comes to home ownership (one of the central factors in generational wealth), 76% of people in the white community own their own homes, while just 25% of Black Minnesotans are homeo...
Entrepreneurship is on the rise in Minnesota. Business starts have jumped by more than 40% in the last year, and our economy is growing. At the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), we believe it's essential that entrepreneurs from all backgrounds are able to succeed in our economy – especially those who face systemic barriers to success. To that end, DEED seeks volunteers to join the Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Board. Board members will be appointed by G...
At DEED, our agency’s mission is to empower the growth of the Minnesota economy, for everyone. Every year, our agency leadership creates goals – and metrics for success – that provide a roadmap for how we can best meet that mission. Today we’re sharing our 2022 goals with the public, so that you know what we’re focused on – and can hold us accountable. This planning process is grounded in the Governor and Lt. Governor’s vision of One Minnesota, and is informed by the thousands of conversations DEED leaders and staff have with job seekers, busin...
This op-ed was originally published in the Duluth News Tribune. In an economy that’s been disrupted in almost every way these past few years, it can be hard to point to one single indicator of how well we’re doing as a state. But in a highly competitive environment for workers and jobs, there's one question I find myself coming back to again and again: Where are people and businesses moving to? The pandemic has made where you work more flexible than ever before, and new business starts are on the rise across the country. That kind of mob...
Every quarter, the Labor Market Information (LMI) Office of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) publishes a slate of research articles that offer insights into important labor market trends. Below are articles featured in the December 2021 edition of Minnesota Economic Trends - select the title to open the full article: Pandemic-era Job Postings Reveal Top Occupations Offering Remote Work From June 2020 to October 2021, the share of Minnesota job postings offering the option of working remotely nearly...
I was honored to lead a robust roundtable discussion yesterday featuring representatives of the hospital, long-term care, and disability services industries, along with labor, employer and worker representatives, as well as leaders of the Minnesota Departments of Employment and Economic Development, Education, Health, Human Services, and the Office of Higher Education. We engaged in a very candid, hopeful, and I would even say inspiring discussion about the health care workforce shortage and what can be and is being done about it. The...
We are pleased to welcome Angelina Nguyễn as the Director of Research for DEED's Labor Market Information Office. She brings a strong background in labor market data as well as experience at various state agencies and a passion for creating strong and equitable communities. Angelina joins DEED and its Senior Leadership Team after managing the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's Research and Statistics Unit since 2016 – performing analyses and working to effectively communicate data to...
This week, the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) convened business leaders from across Minnesota to learn about the latest information on the Omicron strain of COVID-19. If you missed these webinars, you can watch it here. Omicron is a very effective strain of the virus and moves quickly, in fact, it is doubling every 1.5 - 3 days. In Minnesota, the large number of cases suggest widespread community transmission, leading to an estimated 90% of cases right now likely...
The jobs bill passed during the past legislative session is the largest jobs bill in Minnesota's history. Over $275M will be available through a host of economic development programs that will help Minnesota recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. DEED is continuing to work hard to make sure businesses and communities across the state have access to this funding and are aware of our economic development programs and services. At the same time, we're helping ensure individual Minnesotans get the training and resources they need to secure good jobs...
As Launch Minnesota, our statewide collaboration to support technology startups enters its third year, I’m excited to announce our new appointments to its advisory board including Alfonso Cornish II with Gener8tor, Yu Sunny Han Founder of Fulcrum and Benjamin Wright Vice President of 3M Ventures. Each of the 10 members of our advisory board come from unique backgrounds in technology and entrepreneurship. We believe their wisdom and guidance will help Launch Minnesota empower a stronger startup ecosystem for everyone. Since Launch M...
Today, the Department of Employment and Economic Development is releasing applications for the Small Business Partnership Grant Program. We are seeking proposals from non-profits and public entities to provide and facilitate business development assistance and technical assistance services to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Applications open today and are due by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15th. The purpose of this grant is to support the start-up, growth, and success of Minnesota’s entrepreneurs and small business owners through t...
If you are receiving unemployment benefits through Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and are receiving an additional $300 a week on top of your regular unemployment benefits, the last week those additional benefits will be available is the week ending September 4, 2021. To verify which unemployment benefits you are receiving, you can look in your unemployment insurance account. You will also be receiving official notification in the...
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve lost almost 390,000 jobs in Minnesota. While we’re on the path to gaining many of them back, we still have over 300,000 Minnesotans collecting weekly unemployment benefits – more the six times the average amount for this time of year. Yet so many employers are hiring, and there’s lots of opportunity in our economy if workers are willing to pursue careers in new fields. That’s why today we launched a new effort to help Minnesotans across the state find Good Jobs Now. The effort is focused o...
One of the most important aspects of how we manage the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is the way we set goals and measure results. In 2019, we shared a new system we’ve put into place at the agency to set aspirational goals for every team, and measure progress every quarter. The system, called Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), is used by organizations around the world to build momentum toward a clear vision. As we begin the road to an inclusive economic recovery from COVID-19 in Minnesota, setting goals and m...
The art and science of economics consistently uses models to predict the future. In downturns, we look to past recessions to try to guess what might happen next. Yet the economic fallout from COVID-19 has been unlike anything we’ve seen before. The uniquely targeted effect of the virus has led to unique economic conditions as well. Past recoveries don’t offer the same kind of models for the future. And models are, after all, only models. To illustrate just how different today’s economic crisis is from the past, our Labor Market Information team...
Throughout January, DEED and our partners in CareerForce focused on highlighting the critical role the health care sector plays in Minnesota’s economy as well as the many employment opportunities in this in-demand field. As a part of our Health Care Month activities, DEED hosted two roundtables in January organized by DEED’s Workforce Strategy Consultants. Last Wednesday, I joined Minnesota health care employers, educators, organizations and employees to discuss ways to raise awareness among young Minnesotans, people looking for work now and...
Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development released applications for Movie Theater and Convention Center Grants established in the recent state COVID-19 relief package. The links to applications and information on the three new programs included in Minnesota’s small business relief package, signed into law December 16, are: • Minnesota Convention Center Relief Grant Program – This temporary program was established to provide economic relief for convention centers adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This...
First, I’d just note that we gathered state leaders, partners and startups from across the state last week for a virtual event to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Launch Minnesota, a program designed to accelerate startups. You can find out more in Launch Minnesota’s First-Year Progress Report. I’d like to share a message I wrote – which appeared in the Star Tribune on Sunday – about the importance of our startup community to Minnesota’s economic recovery: To say that 2020 has been a challenging year for the Minnesota economy would be an...
September is Workforce Development Month – and never in recent memory have investments in our state’s workforce been more important. The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on jobs and employment in Minnesota. Our state’s unemployment rate as of July is at 7.7%, down more than two percentage points from May, but still more than twice what it was in July 2019, when it was 3.2%. The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), and our workforce development partners throughout the state, are working to connect unemployed or under...
Over the last months, we’ve heard repeatedly from Minnesota businesses that we need to continue to control the spread of the coronavirus in order to sustain the economic rebound underway. Our state's businesses know that in order to keep making strides in bringing our economy back, we’ve got to take care of each other – and the easiest way to do that is to wear a mask. In recent weeks, more and more Minnesota business have led the way on this requirement. From big chains like Target, Best Buy, and Cub Foods, to local shops and establishments ac...
Health experts around the world will tell you that one of the most important aspects of workplace safety during a pandemic is careful and effective health screening of employees. That’s why in Executive Order 20-40, the Governor requires all non-critical businesses coming back into workplace environments to engage in proper health screenings each day. Now, thanks to a unique collaboration between Target Corp, Minnesota IT Services, and the Minnesota Safety Council – Minnesota businesses have a digital tool that can make those screenings eve...
