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Still looking: A return to rising long-term unemployment?

As striking as the COVID recovery was, the history of long-term unemployment in America shows large and consequential trends toward higher numbers
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Pursuing an economy that works for all of us
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Lower-income home shoppers in Twin Cities area saw fewer options, higher costs in 2024
Erik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement Maxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
October 23, 2025
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Staff Reports
Large-Scale Public Hiring, Wages, and Community Outcomes: Evidence from the Works Progress Administration
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
October 22, 2025
Research
Q&A with Neel Kashkari in Rapid City, South Dakota
Neel Kashkari | President and CEO
Speech on October 16, 2025
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Interview with Erik Hurst: The long run
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
October 15, 2025
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Still looking: A return to rising long-term unemployment?
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Principal Research Economist, Institute Abigail Wozniak | Vice President and Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
October 15, 2025
Article
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Fewer summer customers for Minnesota hospitality businesses
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
October 15, 2025
Article
Neel Kashkari in conversation with Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr at the Economic Club of Minnesota
Neel Kashkari | President and CEO
Speech on October 9, 2025
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Daily pricing data reveal the slow-rolling impact of tariffs
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
October 8, 2025
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Neel Kashkari participates in fireside chat with U.S. Senator Tina Smith (MN) at CICD’s 10th Anniversary and Data Summit
Neel Kashkari | President and CEO
Speech on October 8, 2025
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We advance the economic self-determination and prosperity of Native nations and Indigenous communities through actionable data and research that inform public policy discussions.
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Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
The mission of the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute is to conduct and promote research that will increase economic opportunity and inclusive growth.

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Ben Horowitz

Ben HorowitzSenior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement

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Recent Article

Lower-income home shoppers in Twin Cities area saw fewer options, higher costs in 2024

For home buyers who needed financing to purchase a home, affordability challenges increased

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Jeff Horwich

Jeff HorwichSenior Economics Writer

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Scholar spotlight: John Bailey Jones

Bringing economic rigor to life’s “fuzzy stuff”

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