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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Minnesota

Minnesota

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News Releases:

Mar
23

County Employment and Wages in Minnesota — Third Quarter 2019

Employment increased in 6 of the 8 large counties in Minnesota from September 2018 to September 2019.

Mar
20

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.48 per hour in the South to $39.37 in the West during December 2019.

Mar
11

Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – February 2020

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Minnesota Economy at a Glance:

Minnesota
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2019		 Oct
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)3,120.5 (r)3,123.6 (r)3,123.6 (r)3,123.0 3,122.7 (p)3,121.3

Employment(1)

 (r)3,019.4 (r)3,021.8 (r)3,021.6 (r)3,021.1 3,024.0 (p)3,025.1

Unemployment(1)

 (r)101.1 (r)101.8 (r)101.9 (r)101.9 98.8 (p)96.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.2 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 3.2 (p)3.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,979.0 2,981.6 2,978.4 2,976.2 2,984.1 (p)2,979.6

12-month % change

 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 (p)0.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.6 (p)6.6

12-month % change

 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 -3.0 1.5 (p)1.5

Construction(3)

 130.3 131.3 126.6 126.6 125.7 (p)125.9

12-month % change

 5.3 6.4 2.3 2.3 1.2 (p)1.5

Manufacturing(3)

 323.9 324.8 322.4 320.8 322.9 (p)323.5

12-month % change

 0.2 0.4 -0.5 -1.2 -0.5 (p)-0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 528.2 528.3 528.6 531.1 532.2 (p)529.2

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.6 -1.0 -0.4 -0.5 (p)-0.5

Information(3)

 46.9 46.1 46.2 45.4 45.6 (p)45.7

12-month % change

 -0.2 -1.9 -1.5 -3.0 -3.2 (p)-2.8

Financial Activities(3)

 193.3 191.5 191.6 191.7 191.6 (p)191.7

12-month % change

 0.9 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 (p)-0.4

Professional & Business Services(3)

 382.1 381.4 382.5 380.9 387.4 (p)383.8

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 1.0 (p)-0.2

Education & Health Services(3)

 552.8 555.5 553.9 552.5 551.2 (p)549.1

12-month % change

 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 (p)0.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 274.1 276.7 279.6 279.7 279.3 (p)280.1

12-month % change

 0.1 0.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 (p)1.7

Other Services(3)

 114.4 113.1 114.1 114.6 114.9 (p)116.9

12-month % change

 0.6 -0.9 -0.2 0.6 1.1 (p)2.8

Government(3)

 426.5 426.3 426.4 426.5 426.7 (p)427.1

12-month % change

 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 (p)0.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Duluth Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Fargo Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Midwest Economy - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2020
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2019
Average energy prices for the United States, regions, census divisions, and selected metropolitan areas Average energy prices Table Mar 2020
County Employment and Wages in Minnesota — Third Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Nov 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Minnesota — 2019 Unemployment News Release Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington — January 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Minneapolis Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2020
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card - PDF Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages For Nurses In Minnesota’s Metropolitan Area — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2018
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – February 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2020
Union Members in Minnesota — 2019 Employment News Release Feb 2020
Women’s Earnings In Minnesota — 2018 Pay News Release Jan 2020
West North Central Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fargo — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2019
Midwest Economy – Union Membership Employment Table Feb 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Midwest Economy - Safety and Health Statistics Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Mar 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in Minnesota — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2020
Union Membership Historical Table for Minnesota Employment Table Feb 2020
Business Employment Dynamics Regional Historical Table Employment Table Feb 2020
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Duluth — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota — First Quarter 2019 Employment News Release Dec 2019
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Minnesota — 2018 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Computer Occupations in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Midwest — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2018