JOBZ program sees modest turnaround
After faltering in the recession, the Job Opportunity Building Zones (JOBZ) program showed job growth in 2010. It offers local and state tax breaks to employers to create jobs in outstate Minnesota.
2004200520062007200820092010
Cumulative jobs1,0013,6695,4596,1086,9926,3667,113
Percent change 267%49%12%14%-9%12%
Cumulative tax
breaks in millions$6.4 $19.6$45.7$76.9$109.7$144$184
Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
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