Minnesota’s Knowledge-Based Service Economy

Various forces are driving job growth in some Minnesota occupations and decline in others.

Leading forces behind declining employment in occupations that once offered solid careers include:

• Shifts in consumer tastes
• Evolving technology
• Innovations in business and management practices
• Changes in government funding
• Globalization
• Changes in laws

These same forces are creating rapid growth in other occupations unheard of just a decade ago.

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