Current Employment Statistics

Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment, Hours and Earnings

September 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 Nonfarm3,075,1661.2%-0.3%100.0%    
Total Private2,640,1481.3%-1.3%85.9%32.3$39.78  
   Goods-Producing495,2424.4%-0.8%16.1%38.5$41.57  
   Service-Providing2,579,9240.6%-0.2%83.9%    
      Private Service Providing2,144,9060.6%-1.4%69.7%30.9$39.26  
         Mining and Logging6,6375.5%-0.2%0.2%    
         Mining, Logging, and Construction167,7595.2%-2.0%5.5%    
         Construction161,1225.2%-2.1%5.2%37.7$45.73  
                     Construction of Buildings33,4321.8%-1.6%1.1%    
                     Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction26,4749.4%0.1%0.9%    
                     Specialty Trade Contractors101,2165.4%-2.8%3.3%  0.0$.00
         Manufacturing327,4833.9%-0.1%10.6%39.0$38.5539.4$30.17
            Durable Goods Mfg211,3864.9%0.1%6.9%  38.2$32.32
                     Wood Product Mfg13,5334.4%-0.3%0.4%    
                     Fabricated Metal Product Mfg44,8335.7%-0.4%1.5%    
                        Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut,
                        and Bolt Mfg
13,6823.9%-0.7%0.4%    
                     Machinery Mfg36,3095.1%-0.5%1.2%    
                     Computer and Electronic Products Mfg43,5662.7%-0.8%1.4%    
                        Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
                        Control Instruments Mfg
26,6502.9%-0.8%0.9%    
                     Miscellaneous Mfg28,7235.4%-0.7%0.9%    
                        Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg19,1485.8%-0.8%0.6%    
            Non-Durable Goods Mfg116,0972.2%-0.5%3.8%  41.3$27.04
                     Food Mfg49,3481.0%0.0%1.6%    
                        Animal Slaughtering and Processing17,4030.4%-0.1%0.6%    
         Trade, Transportation and Utilities522,597-0.8%-0.5%17.0%31.9$30.60  
            Wholesale Trade130,528-1.1%-2.6%4.2%  39.4$35.77
                     Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods81,016-2.1%-0.9%2.6%    
                     Merchant Wholesaler - Nondurable Goods43,3631.1%-5.8%1.4%    
                     Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
                     Brokers
6,149-2.7%-1.9%0.2%    
            Retail Trade276,173-0.4%-1.2%9.0%  27.6$21.03
                     Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers34,991-2.2%-0.9%1.1%    
                     Building Material and Garden Equipment and
                     Supplies Dealers
25,902-2.0%-2.2%0.8%    
                     Food and Beverage Stores50,851-2.3%-2.0%1.7%    
                     General merchandise retailers61,502-1.1%-0.9%2.0%  0.0$.00
                        Department stores17,6070.7%-0.3%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Gasoline stations and fuel dealers28,227-0.8%-0.7%0.9%  0.0$.00
                     Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book,
                     and miscellaneous retailers
25,601-1.4%-1.3%0.8%  0.0$.00
            Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities115,896-1.2%4.0%3.8%    
               Utilities13,4930.2%-0.8%0.4%    
               Transportation and Warehousing102,403-1.4%4.7%3.3%  0.0$.00
         Information38,939-3.8%-1.2%1.3%  0.0$.00
                     Publishing16,084-7.0%-1.6%0.5%  0.0$.00
         Financial Activities181,878-2.8%-0.6%5.9%35.8$53.31  
            Finance and Insurance147,164-2.8%-0.5%4.8%  0.0$.00
                     Credit Intermediation and Related Activities54,242-2.2%-0.8%1.8%  0.0$.00
                        Depository Credit Intermediation45,539-3.0%-0.8%1.5%    
                     Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other
                     Financial Investments and Related Activities
21,082-1.4%-0.9%0.7%    
                     Insurance Carriers and Related Activities71,840-3.6%-0.2%2.3%    
                        Insurance Carriers40,102-4.4%-0.3%1.3%    
                        Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance
                        Related Activities
31,738-2.6%-0.2%1.0%    
            Real Estate and Rental and Leasing34,714-2.5%-0.7%1.1%    
                     Real Estate27,638-2.9%-0.6%0.9%    
         Professional and Business Services374,4891.2%-2.0%12.2%35.7$48.63  
            Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services162,607-0.5%-2.5%5.3%    
            Management of Companies and Enterprises84,6510.7%-1.6%2.8%    
            Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
            Remediation Services
127,2313.7%-1.7%4.1%    
                        Employment Services47,0700.9%-1.0%1.5%    
                        Services to Buildings and Dwellings39,5877.8%-3.1%1.3%    
         Education and Health Services623,6791.7%-0.6%20.3%31.0$38.60  
            Educational Services75,8592.3%4.1%2.5%    
                        Elementary and Secondary Schools27,150-1.5%2.3%0.9%    
                        Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools27,563-0.9%15.6%0.9%    
            Health Care and Social Assistance547,8201.6%-1.2%17.8%    
                     Ambulatory Health Care Services173,2641.0%-0.7%5.6%  0.0$.00
                        Offices of Physicians81,4371.8%-0.8%2.6%    
                     Hospitals120,6840.8%-0.8%3.9%    
                     Nursing and Residential Care Facilities124,1195.0%-1.1%4.0%  0.0$.00
                        Nursing Care Facilities40,9221.0%-1.8%1.3%    
                     Social Assistance129,7530.0%-2.4%4.2%    
         Leisure and Hospitality283,9621.9%-4.1%9.2%21.6$23.65  
            Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation55,1515.1%-9.5%1.8%    
            Accommodation and Food Services228,8111.2%-2.7%7.4%    
                     Accommodation28,0762.4%-6.2%0.9%    
                     Food Services and Drinking Places200,7351.0%-2.2%6.5%  0.0$.00
                        Restaurants and Other Eating Places174,1691.4%-2.6%5.7%    
                           Full-Service Restaurants90,3713.0%-3.8%2.9%  0.0$.00
                           Limited-Service Restaurants83,798-0.2%-1.4%2.7%  0.0$.00
         Other Services119,3622.4%-2.3%3.9%28.4$37.72  
                     Repair and Maintenance24,0760.4%-1.9%0.8%    
                     Personal and Laundry Services27,3670.3%-3.1%0.9%    
                     Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and
                     Similar Organizations
67,9193.9%-2.2%2.2%    
         Government435,0180.5%6.0%14.1%    
            Federal Government31,372-4.5%0.1%1.0%    
                     US Postal Service11,6041.2%0.1%0.4%    
            State Government108,5000.5%11.1%3.5%    
                     State Government Education61,5390.6%22.4%2.0%    
                     State Government excluding Education46,9610.4%-0.9%1.5%    
            Local Government295,1461.1%4.8%9.6%    
                     Local Government Education139,145-1.0%16.5%4.5%    
                     Local Government excluding Education156,0013.1%-3.8%5.1%