Income and Work

Minnesota has one of the highest rates of labor force participation in the country, but that doesn’t mean that all Minnesotans are able to make ends meet. We research economic trends to understand who’s faring well in today’s economy, and who is left behind. We advocate for economic policies, particularly those that improve wages and job quality standards, so that more Minnesotans can thrive.

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June 2010

Poverty despite work in Minnesota

September 2008

Reducing poverty in Minnesota

December 2007

Five-year economic recovery was a bust for Minnesota

January 2006

Income inequality in Minnesota 2006

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Income and Work Blog Posts

January 25, 2023

Child poverty declines sharply thanks to federal Child Tax Credit expansion

Thanks in part to improvements policymakers made to the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC), recent U.S. Census data show that from 2019 to 2021, child poverty fell a remarkable 59 percent. Minnesota policymakers should build on that success and create a state Child Tax Credit.

November 09, 2022

Minnesota college students increasingly facing basic economic, mental health challenges

Minnesota should prioritize funding basic needs programs and mental health services so that every college student can succeed regardless of their income or where they live.

October 31, 2022

Today’s high inflation highlights longer-term trend of wages not keeping up with cost of living

Into a third year of a global pandemic, many workers are struggling amidst steep inflation, and not all workers have benefitted from an improving labor market, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) workers.

July 28, 2022

Roe reversal strips basic decision-making, economic security from millions of people

Currently abortions are legal and protected in Minnesota under the state’s constitution. But many people across the country, including in our neighboring states, cannot access their full reproductive and health care rights or may have to travel and undergo significant costs and strains to do so.

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Highlighted Research

State of Working Minnesota: Barriers Keep Many from Making Ends Meet

Despite Minnesota's economic recovery from the Great Recession, many Minnesotans have not seen the wage growth we would expect nearly a decade later. And many people still face barriers to finding good jobs and supporting themselves and their families, according to analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. Our State of Working Minnesota report digs deeper into the data.

Income and Work

Research

Poverty despite work in Minnesota

Reducing poverty in Minnesota

Five-year economic recovery was a bust for Minnesota

Income inequality in Minnesota 2006

Income and Work Blog Posts

Child poverty declines sharply thanks to federal Child Tax Credit expansion

Minnesota college students increasingly facing basic economic, mental health challenges

Today’s high inflation highlights longer-term trend of wages not keeping up with cost of living

Roe reversal strips basic decision-making, economic security from millions of people

Highlighted Research

State of Working Minnesota: Barriers Keep Many from Making Ends Meet

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