Tim Walz (Democratic) has been Governor of Minnesota since 7 Jan 2019. Minnesota's real state GDP rose 1.1% a year under Tim Walz, in office since January 2019, against +2.5% for the United States. Minnesota ranks 18th of 39 states on population growth; on GDP per person it is 46th of 49. The widest gap with the United States is in the house price index: +6.1% a year against +7.4%; the gap was widest in Q1 2026, +53.3% against +68.7%. Over Mark Dayton's tenure, 2011 to 2019, real state GDP rose 1.9% a year. Unemployment rate: 4.5% of the labour force in Sep 2026, +1.3 percentage points since day zero.

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