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Bruce MacDonald<p>Uh-oh. Time to hitch up those overalls, youngsters. </p><p>Just kidding. Work is overrated. Avoid it if you can.</p><p>Life is more than a little money. Don't you know that? And it's a beautiful day.<br>—your correspondent</p><p>Minneapolis Fed:</p><p>“We’re still in a tight, tight labor market and I would expect that to be the case for the next 10, 15 years until the next generation is fully in the labor force,” said Angelina Nguyễn, research director at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.</p><p>Part of the reason is more baby boomers are retiring. But new generations entering the labor force aren’t as numerous. This trend is likely stronger in many parts of the Ninth District because the population is older than average. </p><p>Labor shortage strains Ninth District employers, and it might get tougher<br><a href="https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025/labor-shortage-strains-ninth-district-employers-and-it-might-get-tougher" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">minneapolisfed.org/article/202</span><span class="invisible">5/labor-shortage-strains-ninth-district-employers-and-it-might-get-tougher</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningfulLabor</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/JobMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JobMarket</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hinterlandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hinterlandia</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>This is how you get a fairgoer's attention.</p><p>"Do less lawn work."</p><p>The CFANS turfgrass exhibit was a good one at the Ag-Hort building, Minnesota State Fair.</p><p>CFANS is the College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota.<br><a href="https://turf.umn.edu/come-see-us-2024-minnesota-state-fair" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">turf.umn.edu/come-see-us-2024-</span><span class="invisible">minnesota-state-fair</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningfulLabor</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MinnesotaStateFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinnesotaStateFair</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RevengeOfTheLawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengeOfTheLawn</span></a></p>
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