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News Releases:

Jan
15

Women’s Earnings In Minnesota — 2018

In 2018, Minnesota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $937, or 85.5 percent of the $1,096 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts.

Jan
14

Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2019

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

Dec
20

Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota — First Quarter 2019

From December 2018 to March 2019, gross job gains in Minnesota totaled 129,422, while gross job losses numbered 128,720, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Minnesota Economy at a Glance:

Minnesota
Data Series Back
Data		 June
2019		 July
2019		 Aug
2019		 Sept
2019		 Oct
2019		 Nov
2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,100.6 3,107.1 3,112.5 3,118.2 3,125.4 (p)3,130.5

Employment(1)

 2,997.1 3,002.5 3,009.0 3,016.9 3,024.6 (p)3,028.7

Unemployment(1)

 103.6 104.6 103.5 101.3 100.8 (p)101.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,963.7 2,962.6 2,963.0 2,964.6 2,969.8 (p)2,966.8

12-month % change

 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 (p)0.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 (p)6.7

12-month % change

 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 (p)3.1

Construction(3)

 129.5 130.5 130.4 129.9 129.9 (p)125.0

12-month % change

 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.2 2.7 (p)-1.4

Manufacturing(3)

 320.9 321.0 320.1 321.3 322.4 (p)319.8

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 0.1 (p)-0.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 532.7 532.8 532.6 535.2 537.0 (p)537.3

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.9 -0.9 -0.4 0.3 (p)0.3

Information(3)

 47.1 47.0 47.5 46.2 45.2 (p)45.1

12-month % change

 -4.3 -4.7 -3.5 -5.5 -7.2 (p)-8.0

Financial Activities(3)

 185.5 185.5 186.4 187.9 186.8 (p)187.1

12-month % change

 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.8 1.2 (p)1.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

 378.0 377.7 375.5 374.4 374.1 (p)374.9

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.2 -0.7 -0.7 -1.1 (p)-0.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 543.3 543.6 543.2 541.4 541.7 (p)540.2

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.7 -1.0 (p)-1.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 278.9 277.7 280.0 282.1 287.2 (p)291.0

12-month % change

 2.3 1.6 2.3 3.1 4.5 (p)5.3

Other Services(3)

 115.0 113.7 114.2 113.3 112.5 (p)113.4

12-month % change

 1.1 -1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 (p)1.4

Government(3)

 426.0 426.3 426.3 426.1 426.2 (p)426.3

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 (p)0.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
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 Jan 2020
Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2020
Fargo Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2020
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2020
Midwest Economy - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jan 2020
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 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 Jan 2020
County Employment and Wages in Minnesota — Third Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release May 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Nov 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Minnesota — 2018 Unemployment News Release Apr 2019
Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington — November 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Minneapolis Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2020
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card - PDF Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 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 – December 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2020
Union Members in Minnesota — 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019
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 Mar 2019
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 Jan 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in Minnesota — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Union Membership Historical Table for Minnesota Employment Table Mar 2019
Business Employment Dynamics Regional Historical Table Employment Table Dec 2019
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Dec 2019
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 — 2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Computer Occupations in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Midwest — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2018