Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
July 2002
Strength in hidden numbers
Underemployment and skill mismatches offer glimpse behind area labor shortages
Annual Reports
fedgazetteLabor Shortage
- New economy value meal, please
The hype is all high-skills and high-pay, but the meat is maybe something less - A Snapshot of Labor Availability
Minnesota Labor Availability - A Snapshot of Labor Availability
North Dakota Labor Availability - A Snapshot of Labor Availability
South Dakota Labor Availability - Shall we dance?
As jobs grow but the labor pool doesn't, job matching becomes essential to make sure everybody gets the right partner
Ninth District Features
- After disaster: Salvage or savage logging?
Opposing views on the value of timber harvests after natural disasters - Two Forest Natural Disasters
Table comparing: Superior National Forest Blowdown, July 1999 and the Bitterroot National Forest Fires, Summer 2002 - Digging in or digging out?
Despite new exploration, mining's future is in a deep hole - Hunting for a solution
Resident and nonresident hunters duel over the benefits of state game resources - Cures for health care ills
Are there answers to our health care problems? Here are four ideas and how they're faring in the Ninth District - A matrix of options
There's no shortage of ideas for health care problems. Each solution has its pros and cons.
Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Reader opinion on fedgazette articles.
District Voices
District Data
- District economy expected to recover modestly
Mid-Year Ninth District Economic Forecast - Personal income growth slows in district
- Agricultural finances weaken
First-quarter 2002 agricultural credit conditions survey - Home prices climb
State Roundups
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