Every quarter, the Labor Market Information (LMI) Office of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) publishes research articles that offer insights into important labor market trends. 

The latest quarterly issue of Minnesota Economic Trends includes articles that: explore the factors that influence workers' decisions to stay at or leave jobs and identifies industry sectors that have been most and least successful at retaining employees; determine factors associated with health care professionals' choice to practice in rural Minnesota; take a closer look at generations in the workplace; and explore a new tool that paints a clearer picture of day-to-day requirements for hundreds of jobs. Select a title below to view the full article.  

Job or Career? Industry and Employer Tenure in Minnesota

This analysis explores the factors that influence workers' decisions to stay or leave jobs and identifies industry sectors that have been most and least successful at retaining employees.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Factors Associated with Health Care Professionals' Choice to Practice in Rural Minnesota

This article explores factors associated with health care professionals' choice to practice in rural Minnesota, where the critical shortage of providers can mean life or death for patients – and can impact the health of an entire community.

Generations in Minnesota

There are now at least five generations at work in Minnesota, ranging from teenagers in Generation Z to senior citizens from the Silent Generation. The relative size of these generations has an impact on Minnesota's labor force, with many members of the large Baby Boomer generation now retired or retiring soon, and subsequent generations needing to take their place in Minnesota workplaces.

Occupational Requirements Survey

When exploring career options, people want to know the basics: what kind of education you need, how much money you will likely make and how much demand for an occupation there will be in the future. But what about how much time you are likely to spend standing on the job, how likely it is you will be working outdoors and if remote work is a possibility? Those important factors and more are detailed in the BLS Occupational Requirements Survey results.

You can see an archive of past Minnesota Economic Trends articles going back to 1993 on the DEED website.