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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Minnesota > St. Cloud

St. Cloud

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2026
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2021
County Employment and Wages in Minnesota — Third Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2026
County Employment and Wages in Wisconsin — Third Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages For Nurses In Minnesota’s Metropolitan Area — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — December 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Cloud — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
St. Cloud, MN Economy at a Glance:
St. Cloud, MN
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2025		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 111.1 (2)- 110.5 (p)110.3 (p)111.1  

Employment(1)

 107.5 (2)- 106.2 (p)104.9 (p)104.6  

Unemployment(1)

 3.6 (2)- 4.3 (p)5.4 (p)6.5  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 3.2 (2)- 3.9 (p)4.9 (p)5.9  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 110.1 109.9 109.3 108.1 106.6 (p)106.8

12-month % change

 0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.5 0.4 (p)-0.5

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.2 7.5 (p)7.5

12-month % change

 5.7 5.8 8.6 6.5 8.7 (p)7.1

Manufacturing(4)

 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.6 14.6 (p)14.5

12-month % change

 0.0 0.7 0.0 -1.4 -0.7 (p)-1.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 22.5 22.5 22.9 22.9 22.5 (p)22.2

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.4 0.4 0.0 0.9 (p)-0.4

Information(4)

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(4)

 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 (p)5.4

12-month % change

 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(4)

 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 (p)5.9

12-month % change

 -7.7 -3.2 -3.3 -3.3 -1.7 (p)0.0

Education and Health Services(4)

 23.0 22.8 22.8 22.7 22.7 (p)22.9

12-month % change

 1.3 -0.9 -1.7 -1.3 0.0 (p)-1.7

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 8.6 8.5 8.2 8.1 7.9 (p)7.9

12-month % change

 1.2 1.2 2.5 -1.2 0.0 (p)0.0

Other Services(4)

 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 (p)4.1

12-month % change

 2.5 2.5 2.5 5.1 2.5 (p)2.5

Government(4)

 15.0 15.4 15.3 15.0 15.0 (p)15.3

12-month % change

 -1.3 -2.5 -3.2 -2.6 -2.0 (p)-2.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary