Current Employment Statistics

Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment, Hours and Earnings

December 2024
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 Nonfarm3,031,6651.3%-0.7%100.0%    
Total Private2,579,3930.7%-0.8%85.1%33.0$38.88  
   Goods-Producing451,993-0.9%-2.5%14.9%38.5$37.79  
   Service-Providing2,579,6721.6%-0.4%85.1%    
      Private Service Providing2,127,4001.0%-0.4%70.2%31.8$39.16  
         Mining and Logging6,513-3.2%-1.2%0.2%    
         Mining, Logging, and Construction133,2090.0%-7.0%4.4%    
         Construction126,6960.2%-7.3%4.2%37.6$43.67  
                     Construction of Buildings31,0232.5%-1.4%1.0%    
                        Residential Building Construction15,1061.3%-2.0%0.5%    
                     Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction15,894-2.4%-21.2%0.5%    
                     Specialty Trade Contractors79,779-0.2%-6.1%2.6%  38.9$40.01
                        Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior
                        Contractors
14,297-0.5%-7.7%0.5%    
                        Building Equipment Contractors38,829-2.1%-2.5%1.3%    
         Manufacturing318,784-1.3%-0.5%10.5%39.1$35.4538.8$28.66
            Durable Goods Mfg201,504-3.2%-1.0%6.6%  39.0$30.07
                     Wood Product Mfg12,826-1.2%-0.5%0.4%    
                     Fabricated Metal Product Mfg43,770-1.3%-0.2%1.4%    
                        Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut,
                        and Bolt Mfg
13,738-2.2%-0.4%0.5%    
                     Machinery Mfg34,935-2.6%-0.6%1.2%    
                     Computer and Electronic Products Mfg43,831-2.0%-0.5%1.4%    
                        Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
                        Control Instruments Mfg
26,392-1.2%-0.2%0.9%    
                     Transportation Equipment Mfg12,5460.6%-0.1%0.4%    
                     Miscellaneous Mfg27,875-0.9%-0.4%0.9%    
                        Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg19,060-1.3%-0.4%0.6%    
            Non-Durable Goods Mfg117,2802.3%0.3%3.9%  38.5$26.52
                     Food Mfg48,8283.6%0.1%1.6%    
                        Animal Slaughtering and Processing17,7332.6%0.6%0.6%    
         Trade, Transportation and Utilities544,956-0.6%0.5%18.0%31.6$29.25  
            Wholesale Trade132,676-1.9%0.2%4.4%  38.2$33.36
                     Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods83,387-1.7%0.2%2.8%    
                     Merchant Wholesaler - Nondurable Goods42,794-2.3%0.2%1.4%    
                     Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
                     Brokers
6,495-1.9%0.1%0.2%    
            Retail Trade292,090-1.4%0.4%9.6%  27.4$20.06
                     Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers36,237-0.1%-0.6%1.2%    
                     Building Material and Garden Equipment and
                     Supplies Dealers
26,781-2.9%0.6%0.9%    
                     Food and Beverage Stores56,379-0.7%0.2%1.9%    
                        Grocery Stores46,055-2.2%0.0%1.5%    
                     General merchandise retailers69,0953.6%2.4%2.3%  26.8$18.32
                        Department stores22,2804.3%4.7%0.7%  0.0$.00
                     Gasoline stations and fuel dealers30,0840.7%-0.5%1.0%  0.0$.00
                     Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book,
                     and miscellaneous retailers
26,637-1.7%-0.1%0.9%  0.0$.00
            Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities120,1902.8%1.2%4.0%    
               Utilities13,5472.1%0.1%0.4%    
               Transportation and Warehousing106,6432.9%1.3%3.5%  39.1$26.33
                     Truck Transportation27,6181.3%-0.3%0.9%    
                     Couriers and Messengers18,6904.3%8.9%0.6%    
         Information41,354-4.5%-1.0%1.4%  0.0$.00
                     Publishing18,468-1.7%0.2%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Telecommunications8,221-7.1%0.1%0.3%    
         Financial Activities184,880-1.4%-0.2%6.1%38.1$47.96  
            Finance and Insurance149,938-1.4%-0.2%4.9%  38.2$43.67
                     Credit Intermediation and Related Activities55,803-2.6%-0.1%1.8%  35.3$31.10
                        Depository Credit Intermediation46,165-3.4%-0.1%1.5%    
                        Nondepository Credit Intermediation6,478-4.3%-0.9%0.2%    
                     Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other
                     Financial Investments and Related Activities
20,971-0.5%-0.9%0.7%    
                     Insurance Carriers and Related Activities73,164-0.8%0.0%2.4%    
                        Insurance Carriers42,678-0.9%-0.1%1.4%    
                        Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance
                        Related Activities
30,486-0.6%0.1%1.0%    
            Real Estate and Rental and Leasing34,942-1.0%-0.3%1.2%    
                     Real Estate27,653-1.1%-0.1%0.9%    
         Professional and Business Services364,774-3.1%-1.3%12.0%37.5$47.56  
            Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services166,3490.0%-0.4%5.5%    
                        Legal Services17,134-0.1%-0.7%0.6%    
                        Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and
                        Payroll Services
16,3204.3%-0.8%0.5%    
                        Architectural, Engineering, and Related
                        Services
26,4662.6%-0.8%0.9%    
                        Computer Systems Design and Related Services35,875-2.1%-0.5%1.2%    
            Management of Companies and Enterprises87,231-3.0%1.9%2.9%    
            Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
            Remediation Services
111,194-7.6%-5.1%3.7%    
                        Employment Services48,393-8.2%-1.8%1.6%    
                        Services to Buildings and Dwellings33,0070.6%-4.0%1.1%    
         Education and Health Services618,7487.1%0.3%20.4%31.1$37.61  
            Educational Services75,0102.5%-2.0%2.5%    
                        Elementary and Secondary Schools27,1720.7%-1.2%0.9%    
                        Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools28,116-0.6%-5.6%0.9%    
            Health Care and Social Assistance543,7387.8%0.6%17.9%    
                     Ambulatory Health Care Services180,75010.5%0.2%6.0%  32.1$39.26
                        Offices of Physicians84,8017.9%0.7%2.8%    
                        Offices of Dentists19,2817.0%0.1%0.6%    
                     Hospitals128,1017.3%0.8%4.2%    
                     Nursing and Residential Care Facilities115,7066.6%0.9%3.8%  29.8$24.11
                        Nursing Care Facilities41,4789.5%0.9%1.4%    
                     Social Assistance119,1815.5%0.9%3.9%    
         Leisure and Hospitality258,1340.4%-1.7%8.5%22.3$21.97  
            Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation40,5860.5%1.0%1.3%    
            Accommodation and Food Services217,5480.4%-2.2%7.2%    
                     Accommodation23,344-6.2%-1.9%0.8%    
                     Food Services and Drinking Places194,2041.3%-2.2%6.4%  19.9$19.44
                        Restaurants and Other Eating Places169,9411.2%-2.1%5.6%    
                           Full-Service Restaurants88,4271.3%-1.7%2.9%  0.0$.00
                           Limited-Service Restaurants81,5141.1%-2.6%2.7%  0.0$.00
         Other Services114,554-0.9%-2.6%3.8%30.6$28.72  
                     Repair and Maintenance24,1220.7%-1.8%0.8%    
                     Personal and Laundry Services27,260-2.1%-3.1%0.9%    
                     Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and
                     Similar Organizations
63,172-0.9%-2.6%2.1%    
         Government452,2724.7%-0.6%14.9%    
            Federal Government33,5691.9%0.8%1.1%    
                     US Postal Service11,6740.0%0.6%0.4%    
            State Government105,1953.8%-3.8%3.5%    
                     State Government Education60,3731.8%-6.4%2.0%    
                     State Government excluding Education44,8226.6%0.0%1.5%    
            Local Government313,5085.3%0.3%10.3%    
                     Local Government Education155,7802.7%-0.5%5.1%    
                     Local Government excluding Education157,7288.0%1.2%5.2%