Minnesota birth rates are at their lowest level since 2002. Officials say the economic recession has convinced more couples to delay having children.
The number of teen pregnancies in the U.S. reached its lowest point on record in 2010. In fact, the CDC reports births by mothers of all ages dropped for the third straight year. Minnesota had the 8th lowest rate per 1,000 teenage girls.
5.4 percent of Minnesota mortgage holders were behind by at least one payment during the third quarter. That's almost a full percentage point lower than during the same period last year. It's also one of the lowest delinquency rates among the states.
The state's unemployment rate fell half a percentage point in October, despite employers shedding jobs. “Minnesota’s unemployment rate is at its lowest level since the U.S. financial crisis in November 2008,” said DEED Commissioner Mark Phillips in a news release.
A new report from Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota shows childhood obesity is on the rise with nearly one in four Minnesota children overweight or obese, KARE 11 reports.
Elissa Simonson's husband dashed inside the hospital to get help. By the time he got back he already had a new daughter.