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Minneapolis-St. Paul

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Aug 2026
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Aug 2026
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2021
Consumer Expenditures in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — 2023–24 Consumer spending News Release Jan 2026
County Employment and Wages in Minnesota — Fourth Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
County Employment and Wages in Wisconsin — Fourth Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Jan 2026
Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area – July 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — June 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2026
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Economy at a Glance:
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

2,068.5 2,061.7 2,071.1 2,078.6 (p)2,086.8  

Employment(1)

1,968.4 1,968.5 1,992.9 1,997.0 (p)1,995.1  

Unemployment(1)

100.1 93.2 78.2 81.6 (p)91.7  

Unemployment Rate(2)

4.8 4.5 3.8 3.9 (p)4.4  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,959.9 1,960.5 1,989.0 2,023.9 (p)2,048.2  

12-month % change

-0.3 -0.2 -0.4 0.3 (p)1.5  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

83.2 85.8 93.2 104.9 (p)108.7  

12-month % change

3.9 3.9 3.9 7.7 (p)8.2  

Manufacturing(3)

193.9 194.1 197.1 199.3 (p)202.2  

12-month % change

-0.6 -0.5 0.9 1.7 (p)2.2  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

330.5 328.2 331.0 333.6 (p)336.1  

12-month % change

-2.2 -2.6 -2.6 -2.5 (p)-1.4  

Information(3)

24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1 (p)24.1  

12-month % change

-8.0 -6.9 -6.9 -6.6 (p)-6.6  

Financial Activities(3)

141.9 141.5 142.0 140.6 (p)141.7  

12-month % change

-1.2 -0.9 -1.2 -2.3 (p)-2.2  

Professional and Business Services(3)

275.9 275.8 280.6 284.3 (p)289.0  

12-month % change

-2.7 -1.9 -2.0 -1.1 (p)0.9  

Education and Health Services(3)

400.2 400.3 399.6 399.9 (p)400.6  

12-month % change

4.6 4.5 3.4 3.2 (p)4.8  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

169.6 172.2 178.6 191.5 (p)200.4  

12-month % change

-4.0 -2.6 -3.6 -1.1 (p)1.4  

Other Services(3)

77.4 76.7 76.6 77.8 (p)79.3  

12-month % change

0.3 -1.8 -2.2 -1.5 (p)-0.6  

Government(3)

263.2 261.8 266.2 267.9 (p)266.1  

12-month % change

0.4 0.1 0.2 1.2 (p)1.3  

Consumer Price Index: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

CPI-U, All items(4)

  312.610   319.899   317.850

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

    2.8   4.7   3.2

CPI-W, All items(5)

  310.280   318.833   315.845

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

    3.2   5.7   4.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary