Recent content from MaryJo Webster
The gender wage gap continues to plague Minnesota, U.S.
The gender pay gap exists at all income levels, but it widens as women earn more. Race exacerbates the disparity.
Why Minnesota millennials feel worse off than their parents
The specter of the 2008 recession continues to haunt many millennials, whose income started slow and might not catch up to their parents.
The middle class remains elusive for Native Americans in Minnesota
For Native Americans in Minnesota, the economic story of the recent decades is one of tenuous and fragile growth. Native American income was the fastest growing between 2005 and 2019, according to new data, yet no other group remains as likely to fall down the economic ladder.
Asian Americans have the most income mobility in Minnesota
Asian Minnesotans have higher income mobility rates than not only other racial groups in the state but also Asian Americans in other states.
At one point, Black income grew the fastest of any race in Minnesota, but disparities persist
The 2008 Great Recession hit Black Minnesotans the hardest, and it took them the longest to recover. Such income disproportion concerns Black leaders, state officials and economists who noted half of Black wage earners in the state still don't make enough to live comfortably.
Minnesotans among least likely to climb income ladder in U.S.
New data shows income stagnation is widespread in America, and Minnesotans are among those least likely to move out of their current bracket. Those who start at the bottom tend to stay at the bottom, and those who start at the top tend to stay at the top.
Gophers NIL deals: Social media, women and football lead the way
A review of 272 NIL deals signed by Gophers athletes revealed a few surprises and some findings you could have guessed.
Reporting errors, missing graduates mar Minnesota grad rate calculations
The Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts clarified reporting errors, but the episode points to ongoing needs to better collect and organize student data.
Middle-income buyers struggle to find a house in their budget in most Twin Cities suburbs
A Star Tribune analysis shows how much income a buyer would need to afford the median priced home in each city.
Inside the most expensive city in the metro: Wayzata
The most expensive city in the metro on the Star Tribune's Hot Housing Index sold for $394 per square foot last year.