Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	1,721.9	1,725.0	1,734.2	1,760.5	1,776.6	1,786.6	1,761.3	1,770.1	1,784.0	1,791.7	1,796.8	1,788.2	1,766.4
2013	1,757.5	1,763.9	1,766.3	(P) 1,786.3
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	48.1	47.7	49.7	55.0	58.8	62.2	64.1	64.9	63.4	63.6	61.8	54.8	57.8
2013	49.4	48.7	50.0	(P) 56.5
Manufacturing
2012	177.9	177.4	178.4	179.4	180.6	183.0	183.7	183.9	182.5	181.9	181.8	181.8	181.0
2013	181.0	181.0	180.9	(P) 181.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	312.4	307.3	308.8	312.7	316.2	317.6	315.9	316.2	314.7	317.0	323.9	326.4	315.8
2013	318.7	314.0	315.4	(P) 314.5
Information
2012	38.4	38.3	38.4	38.8	39.1	39.1	39.1	39.1	38.8	38.9	38.9	39.0	38.8
2013	39.0	38.9	38.8	(P) 39.0
Financial Activities
2012	138.4	138.7	138.9	139.3	139.8	141.2	141.8	141.8	141.1	140.9	140.2	140.4	140.2
2013	140.4	140.6	140.3	(P) 140.1
Professional & Business Services
2012	265.6	265.5	266.4	271.3	272.5	275.4	274.8	276.9	275.8	277.4	277.2	276.1	272.9
2013	267.6	271.9	271.5	(P) 276.9
Educational & Health Services
2012	280.3	284.3	284.6	287.1	287.2	282.9	280.5	281.7	287.8	290.8	294.1	293.3	286.2
2013	291.5	296.1	295.9	(P) 298.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	153.3	153.7	156.3	161.3	166.3	170.3	171.4	173.5	168.5	162.5	157.8	157.1	162.7
2013	155.2	153.6	156.0	(P) 163.1
Other Services
2012	75.6	75.7	76.0	76.6	76.8	78.3	78.1	78.2	77.0	77.9	78.2	77.6	77.2
2013	76.7	77.0	77.2	(P) 76.6
Government
2012	231.9	236.4	236.7	239.0	239.3	236.6	211.9	213.9	234.4	240.8	242.9	241.7	233.8
2013	238.0	242.1	240.3	(P) 240.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 1,830,546	(1) 1,846,467	(1) 1,845,490	(1) 1,849,710	(1) 1,857,033	(1) 1,866,387	(1) 1,872,008	(1) 1,862,091	(1) 1,862,175	(1) 1,870,603	(1) 1,868,444	(1) 1,858,152	(1) 1,857,426
2013	1,861,907	1,862,555	(P) 1,866,515
Employment
2012	(1) 1,718,979	(1) 1,733,113	(1) 1,735,317	(1) 1,753,996	(1) 1,760,022	(1) 1,756,789	(1) 1,763,444	(1) 1,758,120	(1) 1,765,755	(1) 1,776,700	(1) 1,778,542	(1) 1,762,494	(1) 1,755,273
2013	1,749,650	1,759,979	(P) 1,767,084
Unemployment
2012	(1) 111,567	(1) 113,354	(1) 110,173	(1) 95,714	(1) 97,011	(1) 109,598	(1) 108,564	(1) 103,971	(1) 96,420	(1) 93,903	(1) 89,902	(1) 95,658	(1) 102,153
2013	112,257	102,576	(P) 99,431
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.0	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.9	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.0	(1) 4.8	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.5
2013	6.0	5.5	(P) 5.3
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary

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