Perfect storm in Minnesota labor market is worrying harbinger for the Fed
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By Howard Schneider FARIBAULT, Minnesota (Reuters) – Demand for Daikin Applied Americas Inc’s climate control equipment is soaring, and worker recruitment is in hyperdrive, with hiring trips to women’s shelters and immigrant support groups and an open door for applicants with no high school degree or manufacturing experience. For Minnesota’s healthcare industry, an estimated 5,000 open nursing positions have sparked the invention of a new specialty, the nurse retentionist who is focused on convincing colleagues to stay on the job. It has also prompted talk of capping workloads and led to up to…