Current Employment Statistics

Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment, Hours and Earnings

August 2026
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 Nonfarm3,084,4291.5%-0.1%100.0%    
Total Private2,673,6481.5%0.0%86.7%33.1$39.67  
   Goods-Producing499,1353.7%0.7%16.2%40.7$41.71  
   Service-Providing2,585,2941.1%-0.3%83.8%    
      Private Service Providing2,174,5130.9%-0.1%70.5%31.3$39.06  
         Mining and Logging6,6565.2%-0.4%0.2%    
         Mining, Logging, and Construction170,9235.0%0.6%5.5%    
         Construction164,2674.9%0.7%5.3%41.4$45.78  
                     Construction of Buildings33,9060.5%0.6%1.1%    
                     Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction26,3438.6%0.2%0.9%    
                     Specialty Trade Contractors104,0185.6%0.9%3.4%  0.0$.00
         Manufacturing328,2123.1%0.7%10.6%40.3$38.4839.8$30.34
            Durable Goods Mfg211,6114.0%0.2%6.9%  40.3$32.05
                     Wood Product Mfg13,6514.0%1.0%0.4%    
                     Fabricated Metal Product Mfg45,3216.0%0.9%1.5%    
                        Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut,
                        and Bolt Mfg
13,8945.2%1.1%0.5%    
                     Machinery Mfg36,8135.5%1.1%1.2%    
                     Computer and Electronic Products Mfg44,2153.1%0.9%1.4%    
                        Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
                        Control Instruments Mfg
27,0763.0%1.0%0.9%    
                     Miscellaneous Mfg29,1295.8%0.7%0.9%    
                        Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg19,4446.3%0.8%0.6%    
            Non-Durable Goods Mfg116,6011.6%1.8%3.8%  39.0$27.54
                     Food Mfg49,2450.1%1.3%1.6%    
                        Animal Slaughtering and Processing17,3920.2%0.5%0.6%    
         Trade, Transportation and Utilities524,209-0.6%-0.6%17.0%31.3$30.41  
            Wholesale Trade134,0720.4%-0.7%4.3%  39.0$35.62
                     Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods81,489-2.6%-0.8%2.6%    
                     Merchant Wholesaler - Nondurable Goods46,3356.5%-0.5%1.5%    
                     Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
                     Brokers
6,248-2.7%-0.6%0.2%    
            Retail Trade278,806-1.0%-0.2%9.0%  28.1$20.59
                     Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers35,351-2.2%-0.1%1.1%    
                     Building Material and Garden Equipment and
                     Supplies Dealers
26,494-1.8%-1.8%0.9%    
                     Food and Beverage Stores51,837-2.3%-0.2%1.7%    
                     General merchandise retailers62,233-0.9%1.1%2.0%  0.0$.00
                        Department stores17,655-0.2%2.0%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Gasoline stations and fuel dealers28,364-1.2%-0.3%0.9%  0.0$.00
                     Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book,
                     and miscellaneous retailers
25,882-1.7%0.3%0.8%  0.0$.00
            Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities111,331-0.9%-1.6%3.6%    
               Utilities13,5050.5%-1.0%0.4%    
               Transportation and Warehousing97,826-1.1%-1.7%3.2%  0.0$.00
         Information39,130-5.0%-1.0%1.3%  0.0$.00
                     Publishing16,210-7.5%-1.5%0.5%  0.0$.00
         Financial Activities183,139-3.3%-0.4%5.9%36.7$53.82  
            Finance and Insurance148,147-3.1%-0.4%4.8%  0.0$.00
                     Credit Intermediation and Related Activities54,715-2.0%-0.6%1.8%  0.0$.00
                        Depository Credit Intermediation45,913-2.7%-0.6%1.5%    
                     Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other
                     Financial Investments and Related Activities
21,307-2.4%-0.2%0.7%    
                     Insurance Carriers and Related Activities72,125-4.1%-0.2%2.3%    
                        Insurance Carriers40,257-4.6%-0.3%1.3%    
                        Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance
                        Related Activities
31,868-3.5%-0.1%1.0%    
            Real Estate and Rental and Leasing34,992-4.3%-0.4%1.1%    
                     Real Estate27,824-3.9%-0.4%0.9%    
         Professional and Business Services381,9352.0%0.5%12.4%36.8$48.48  
            Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services166,9030.4%0.0%5.4%    
            Management of Companies and Enterprises86,3401.8%0.7%2.8%    
            Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
            Remediation Services
128,6924.5%1.1%4.2%    
                        Employment Services47,2775.9%3.4%1.5%    
                        Services to Buildings and Dwellings40,5014.6%-0.5%1.3%    
         Education and Health Services626,2513.0%-0.3%20.3%31.1$38.55  
            Educational Services72,86514.5%-0.1%2.4%    
                        Elementary and Secondary Schools26,55310.0%1.2%0.9%    
                        Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools23,82718.9%-0.9%0.8%    
            Health Care and Social Assistance553,3861.6%-0.3%17.9%    
                     Ambulatory Health Care Services173,4650.5%-0.3%5.6%  0.0$.00
                        Offices of Physicians81,7021.5%-0.1%2.6%    
                     Hospitals121,4010.6%0.0%3.9%    
                     Nursing and Residential Care Facilities125,7534.8%-0.2%4.1%  0.0$.00
                        Nursing Care Facilities41,5270.1%-0.3%1.3%    
                     Social Assistance132,7671.2%-0.6%4.3%    
         Leisure and Hospitality297,7721.1%0.4%9.7%22.8$23.00  
            Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation60,8004.6%-2.0%2.0%    
            Accommodation and Food Services236,9720.2%1.0%7.7%    
                     Accommodation29,926-0.1%-0.6%1.0%    
                     Food Services and Drinking Places207,0460.2%1.2%6.7%  0.0$.00
                        Restaurants and Other Eating Places179,865-0.2%-0.4%5.8%    
                           Full-Service Restaurants93,6971.7%-0.5%3.0%  0.0$.00
                           Limited-Service Restaurants86,168-2.2%-0.3%2.8%  0.0$.00
         Other Services122,0772.7%0.1%4.0%28.4$36.59  
                     Repair and Maintenance24,4521.9%0.0%0.8%    
                     Personal and Laundry Services28,3201.4%0.2%0.9%    
                     Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and
                     Similar Organizations
69,3053.6%0.0%2.2%    
         Government410,7811.6%-1.1%13.3%    
            Federal Government31,352-4.1%-0.3%1.0%    
                     US Postal Service11,5881.4%-0.7%0.4%    
            State Government97,6611.1%-1.6%3.2%    
                     State Government Education50,2760.6%-3.1%1.6%    
                     State Government excluding Education47,3851.7%0.0%1.5%    
            Local Government281,7682.5%-1.0%9.1%    
                     Local Government Education119,5992.0%-1.8%3.9%    
                     Local Government excluding Education162,1692.9%-0.3%5.3%