Current Employment Statistics

Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment, Hours and Earnings

December 2025
Minnesota
Jobs estimated by place of work

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Change from
Previous
 All Employees
(AE)
Production Workers
(PW)
 Industry TitleEmploymentYearMonthIndustry
Employment
as % of Total
Hours
Worked/
Week
Earnings/
Hour
Hours
Worked/
Week
Earnings/
Hour
Total Nonfarm3,065,1681.2%-0.7%100.0%    
Total Private2,623,6681.4%-0.7%85.6%32.3$40.04  
   Goods-Producing465,5011.7%-3.6%15.2%39.3$39.84  
   Service-Providing2,599,6671.1%-0.2%84.8%    
      Private Service Providing2,158,1671.4%-0.1%70.4%30.8$40.09  
         Mining and Logging6,5842.0%-0.3%0.2%    
         Mining, Logging, and Construction140,0961.3%-11.7%4.6%    
         Construction133,5121.3%-12.2%4.4%38.0$44.83  
                     Construction of Buildings32,8043.4%-6.0%1.1%    
                        Residential Building Construction16,6544.2%-4.3%0.5%    
                     Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction16,801-2.2%-31.0%0.5%    
                     Specialty Trade Contractors83,9071.2%-9.6%2.7%  39.9$46.52
                        Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior
                        Contractors
16,0186.5%-8.7%0.5%    
                        Building Equipment Contractors41,1682.3%-3.6%1.3%    
         Manufacturing325,4051.8%0.3%10.6%39.9$37.4237.1$31.41
            Durable Goods Mfg207,0871.7%0.2%6.8%  36.4$34.20
                     Wood Product Mfg13,4201.0%0.2%0.4%    
                     Fabricated Metal Product Mfg43,9071.4%0.5%1.4%    
                        Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut,
                        and Bolt Mfg
13,2490.6%0.4%0.4%    
                     Machinery Mfg35,7820.5%0.4%1.2%    
                     Computer and Electronic Products Mfg42,624-0.2%0.1%1.4%    
                        Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
                        Control Instruments Mfg
25,8010.6%0.2%0.8%    
                     Transportation Equipment Mfg11,8400.0%0.3%0.4%    
                     Miscellaneous Mfg28,4731.4%0.2%0.9%    
                        Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg19,1861.3%0.2%0.6%    
            Non-Durable Goods Mfg118,3182.1%0.5%3.9%  38.2$27.39
                     Food Mfg50,0611.4%-0.1%1.6%    
                        Animal Slaughtering and Processing17,8821.5%-0.3%0.6%    
         Trade, Transportation and Utilities551,8100.6%0.5%18.0%30.2$30.73  
            Wholesale Trade129,209-3.9%-1.1%4.2%  37.9$35.27
                     Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods79,167-5.1%-0.9%2.6%    
                     Merchant Wholesaler - Nondurable Goods43,855-1.7%-1.7%1.4%    
                     Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
                     Brokers
6,187-3.8%-0.9%0.2%    
            Retail Trade296,5661.9%0.9%9.7%  26.9$19.99
                     Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers36,1510.6%-0.2%1.2%    
                     Building Material and Garden Equipment and
                     Supplies Dealers
27,3692.3%0.0%0.9%    
                     Food and Beverage Stores54,8861.5%0.6%1.8%    
                        Grocery Stores45,4331.1%0.5%1.5%    
                     General merchandise retailers68,297-1.6%0.6%2.2%  26.6$18.86
                        Department stores20,674-2.8%2.4%0.7%  0.0$.00
                     Gasoline stations and fuel dealers29,4301.4%-0.2%1.0%  0.0$.00
                     Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book,
                     and miscellaneous retailers
28,328-0.2%0.9%0.9%  0.0$.00
            Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities126,0352.5%1.4%4.1%    
               Utilities13,6712.8%0.4%0.4%    
               Transportation and Warehousing112,3642.5%1.5%3.7%  35.7$26.27
                     Truck Transportation27,1853.4%-0.2%0.9%    
                     Couriers and Messengers18,912-2.5%11.0%0.6%    
         Information41,423-4.1%0.2%1.4%  0.0$.00
                     Publishing18,001-2.3%1.0%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Telecommunications8,002-4.9%0.3%0.3%    
         Financial Activities185,511-1.3%0.3%6.1%36.4$54.81  
            Finance and Insurance149,593-1.7%0.2%4.9%  39.1$46.47
                     Credit Intermediation and Related Activities54,280-1.9%0.3%1.8%  37.2$34.15
                        Depository Credit Intermediation44,628-2.7%0.0%1.5%    
                        Nondepository Credit Intermediation6,6320.7%0.5%0.2%    
                     Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other
                     Financial Investments and Related Activities
21,525-0.3%0.4%0.7%    
                     Insurance Carriers and Related Activities73,788-2.0%0.1%2.4%    
                        Insurance Carriers42,450-1.8%0.1%1.4%    
                        Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance
                        Related Activities
31,338-2.1%0.2%1.0%    
            Real Estate and Rental and Leasing35,9180.2%0.6%1.2%    
                     Real Estate28,836-0.1%0.7%0.9%    
         Professional and Business Services373,9851.1%-0.5%12.2%37.5$46.96  
            Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services167,3041.0%0.2%5.5%    
                        Legal Services17,5550.5%-0.3%0.6%    
                        Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and
                        Payroll Services
15,9753.4%-0.3%0.5%    
                        Architectural, Engineering, and Related
                        Services
27,1803.0%-0.1%0.9%    
                        Computer Systems Design and Related Services34,454-1.7%0.1%1.1%    
            Management of Companies and Enterprises87,1970.1%1.0%2.8%    
            Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
            Remediation Services
119,4841.9%-2.4%3.9%    
                        Employment Services43,909-3.1%-2.1%1.4%    
                        Services to Buildings and Dwellings35,0516.2%-4.1%1.1%    
         Education and Health Services624,0793.6%-0.3%20.4%29.7$39.82  
            Educational Services70,891-5.7%-2.4%2.3%    
                        Elementary and Secondary Schools25,067-8.8%0.5%0.8%    
                        Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools23,186-16.0%-3.5%0.8%    
            Health Care and Social Assistance553,1884.9%-0.1%18.0%    
                     Ambulatory Health Care Services180,9296.3%-0.7%5.9%  28.7$47.29
                        Offices of Physicians85,0575.5%0.1%2.8%    
                        Offices of Dentists18,9753.7%0.0%0.6%    
                     Hospitals125,4704.3%0.2%4.1%    
                     Nursing and Residential Care Facilities123,4176.4%0.6%4.0%  29.3$25.71
                        Nursing Care Facilities42,5674.4%0.3%1.4%    
                     Social Assistance123,3722.1%-0.1%4.0%    
         Leisure and Hospitality263,5021.3%-0.7%8.6%22.1$24.31  
            Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation44,9750.6%-2.5%1.5%    
            Accommodation and Food Services218,5271.4%-0.4%7.1%    
                     Accommodation25,1291.3%-0.1%0.8%    
                     Food Services and Drinking Places193,3981.4%-0.4%6.3%  19.8$21.39
                        Restaurants and Other Eating Places168,6401.8%-0.6%5.5%    
                           Full-Service Restaurants87,5583.5%0.3%2.9%  0.0$.00
                           Limited-Service Restaurants81,0820.0%-1.5%2.6%  0.0$.00
         Other Services117,8571.7%0.4%3.8%30.1$31.95  
                     Repair and Maintenance24,5631.7%0.8%0.8%    
                     Personal and Laundry Services27,6232.4%0.5%0.9%    
                     Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and
                     Similar Organizations
65,6711.4%0.2%2.1%    
         Government441,5000.0%-0.6%14.4%    
            Federal Government31,772-6.0%0.7%1.0%    
                     US Postal Service11,647-0.3%0.5%0.4%    
            State Government106,2840.4%-3.9%3.5%    
                     State Government Education60,4150.0%-6.5%2.0%    
                     State Government excluding Education45,8690.8%-0.3%1.5%    
            Local Government303,4440.5%0.5%9.9%    
                     Local Government Education148,533-0.1%-0.4%4.8%    
                     Local Government excluding Education154,9111.0%1.3%5.1%