Current Employment Statistics

Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment, Hours and Earnings

January 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 Nonfarm2,984,2330.4%-1.5%100.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
Total Private2,545,2790.4%-1.8%85.3%32.1$39.510.0$.00
   Goods-Producing446,4061.6%-2.2%15.0%39.3$40.250.0$.00
   Service-Providing2,537,8270.2%-1.4%85.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
      Private Service Providing2,098,8730.1%-1.7%70.3%30.6$39.310.0$.00
         Mining and Logging6,1150.9%-2.4%0.2%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Mining, Logging, and Construction134,2506.2%-5.2%4.5%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Construction128,1356.5%-5.3%4.3%37.4$45.180.0$.00
                     Construction of Buildings29,491-2.6%-5.0%1.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction15,68733.0%-11.8%0.5%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Specialty Trade Contractors82,9576.0%-4.1%2.8%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Manufacturing312,156-0.3%-0.9%10.5%40.3$37.8238.4$30.81
            Durable Goods Mfg201,7570.6%-0.7%6.8%0.0$.0037.8$32.64
                     Wood Product Mfg12,9492.0%-1.1%0.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Fabricated Metal Product Mfg42,8920.8%-0.4%1.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut,
                        and Bolt Mfg
13,1841.4%-1.0%0.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Machinery Mfg34,859-0.7%-0.6%1.2%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Computer and Electronic Products Mfg42,5350.3%-0.3%1.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
                        Control Instruments Mfg
25,9431.5%-0.5%0.9%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Miscellaneous Mfg27,6342.4%0.0%0.9%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg18,3621.1%0.1%0.6%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Non-Durable Goods Mfg110,399-1.9%-1.1%3.7%0.0$.0039.4$28.07
                     Food Mfg47,2360.6%-1.2%1.6%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Animal Slaughtering and Processing17,232-1.2%-1.2%0.6%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Trade, Transportation and Utilities527,801-0.4%-3.0%17.7%29.8$31.870.0$.00
            Wholesale Trade130,653-1.7%-0.4%4.4%0.0$.0037.9$33.82
                     Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods81,107-2.8%0.8%2.7%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Merchant Wholesaler - Nondurable Goods43,3370.6%-2.8%1.5%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
                     Brokers
6,209-2.6%-0.3%0.2%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Retail Trade281,7931.2%-3.4%9.4%0.0$.0026.4$20.21
                     Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers35,311-0.5%-2.2%1.2%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Building Material and Garden Equipment and
                     Supplies Dealers
25,0071.5%-5.5%0.8%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Food and Beverage Stores52,480-0.1%-2.4%1.8%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     General merchandise retailers62,946-2.3%-4.7%2.1%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Department stores18,072-3.7%-6.9%0.6%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Gasoline stations and fuel dealers28,4460.8%-1.7%1.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book,
                     and miscellaneous retailers
25,7800.9%-4.1%0.9%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities115,355-2.9%-4.8%3.9%0.0$.000.0$.00
               Utilities13,102-0.2%-2.2%0.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
               Transportation and Warehousing102,253-3.2%-5.2%3.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Information39,602-6.0%-2.3%1.3%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Publishing16,734-6.4%-2.5%0.6%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Financial Activities183,658-1.9%-1.9%6.2%36.4$53.800.0$.00
            Finance and Insurance148,833-2.5%-1.7%5.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Credit Intermediation and Related Activities54,665-2.4%-1.6%1.8%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Depository Credit Intermediation45,985-2.0%-1.8%1.5%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other
                     Financial Investments and Related Activities
21,136-1.3%-1.9%0.7%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Insurance Carriers and Related Activities73,032-2.9%-1.8%2.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Insurance Carriers40,926-3.8%-2.1%1.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance
                        Related Activities
32,106-1.7%-1.3%1.1%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Real Estate and Rental and Leasing34,8250.5%-2.6%1.2%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Real Estate27,979-1.4%-2.6%0.9%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Professional and Business Services359,684-1.2%-1.7%12.1%36.5$47.460.0$.00
            Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services163,375-1.2%-0.3%5.5%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Management of Companies and Enterprises86,0191.2%0.8%2.9%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
            Remediation Services
110,290-3.0%-5.4%3.7%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Employment Services41,426-7.8%-6.8%1.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Services to Buildings and Dwellings31,8223.4%-6.0%1.1%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Education and Health Services617,9563.2%0.0%20.7%30.6$39.100.0$.00
            Educational Services74,5311.2%-1.8%2.5%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Elementary and Secondary Schools28,5920.8%-1.2%1.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools26,1083.2%-5.7%0.9%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Health Care and Social Assistance543,4253.4%0.2%18.2%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Ambulatory Health Care Services171,4951.8%-0.2%5.7%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Offices of Physicians80,6821.7%0.4%2.7%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Hospitals120,5031.8%0.2%4.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Nursing and Residential Care Facilities121,1755.4%0.7%4.1%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Nursing Care Facilities40,9952.6%0.7%1.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Social Assistance130,2525.5%0.2%4.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Leisure and Hospitality251,716-2.4%-3.5%8.4%21.1$24.000.0$.00
            Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation41,474-6.4%-3.8%1.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Accommodation and Food Services210,242-1.6%-3.4%7.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Accommodation23,9423.0%-3.6%0.8%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Food Services and Drinking Places186,300-2.1%-3.4%6.2%0.0$.000.0$.00
                        Restaurants and Other Eating Places162,993-2.3%-1.8%5.5%0.0$.000.0$.00
                           Full-Service Restaurants83,402-3.1%-2.1%2.8%0.0$.000.0$.00
                           Limited-Service Restaurants79,591-1.5%-1.5%2.7%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Other Services118,4562.8%0.1%4.0%30.1$32.750.0$.00
                     Repair and Maintenance24,2533.1%0.4%0.8%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Personal and Laundry Services27,5502.4%-0.7%0.9%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and
                     Similar Organizations
66,6532.9%0.4%2.2%0.0$.000.0$.00
         Government438,9540.7%-0.1%14.7%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Federal Government31,389-6.1%-1.6%1.1%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     US Postal Service11,516-0.9%-0.9%0.4%0.0$.000.0$.00
            State Government108,1011.3%1.3%3.6%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     State Government Education62,0820.8%2.8%2.1%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     State Government excluding Education46,0191.9%-0.6%1.5%0.0$.000.0$.00
            Local Government299,4641.3%-0.4%10.0%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Local Government Education151,5311.6%-0.3%5.1%0.0$.000.0$.00
                     Local Government excluding Education147,9330.9%-0.6%5.0%0.0$.000.0$.00