1. North Star Summit Susan Brower, MN State Demographer December 2014

2. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data. Tabulated by Stinson and Gillaspy 2009, updated by Brower., 2014

3. States’ Rising Educational Attainment & Growth in Productivity Source: EPI analysis of unpublished total economy productivity data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Labor Productivity and Costs program, state employment data from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, and college attainment data from the Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata

4. Projected Growth in Labor Force Annual Average, Ages 16+ Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota State Demographic Center Projections

5. Real GDP Growth Productivity Growth Labor force participation Working-age population growth

6. Largest Population Growth Among Asian, Black and Hispanic Groups Source: Minnesota State Demographic Center projections.

7. Wide Racial Gaps in Attainment Persist Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

8. Share of Employed Minnesotans with H.S. Education or Less Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

9. Share of Minnesotans with 4 years of college or more Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

10. Share of Minnesotans with 4 years of college or more Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

11. Share of Minnesotans with 4 years of college or more Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

12. Share of Minnesotans with 4 years of college or more Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

13. Share of Minnesotans with 4 years of college or more Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

14. Share of Minnesotans with 4 years of college or more Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

15. Share of Minnesotans with 4 years of college or more Source: Tabulated by the State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

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