Current Employment Statistics

Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment, Hours and Earnings

May 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 Nonfarm3,037,0591.2%1.2%100.0%    
Total Private2,591,9190.5%1.3%85.3%33.3$37.12  
   Goods-Producing466,634-1.2%2.6%15.4%40.3$36.32  
   Service-Providing2,570,4251.6%1.0%84.6%    
      Private Service Providing2,125,2850.8%1.1%70.0%31.8$37.34  
         Mining and Logging6,6170.3%3.0%0.2%    
         Mining, Logging, and Construction146,647-0.8%10.7%4.8%    
         Construction140,030-0.9%11.1%4.6%40.9$42.30  
                     Construction of Buildings30,752-0.7%4.6%1.0%    
                        Residential Building Construction15,147-3.3%4.8%0.5%    
                     Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction21,2733.2%28.9%0.7%    
                     Specialty Trade Contractors88,005-1.9%9.9%2.9%  41.9$39.62
                        Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior
                        Contractors
15,637-7.4%11.2%0.5%    
                        Building Equipment Contractors39,898-1.7%4.8%1.3%    
         Manufacturing319,987-1.4%-0.8%10.5%39.6$34.4139.1$28.25
            Durable Goods Mfg205,939-1.7%-0.7%6.8%  39.3$29.45
                     Wood Product Mfg12,8150.4%-0.1%0.4%    
                     Fabricated Metal Product Mfg44,280-1.7%-0.4%1.5%    
                        Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut,
                        and Bolt Mfg
13,899-3.2%-0.6%0.5%    
                     Machinery Mfg35,464-1.9%-0.5%1.2%    
                     Computer and Electronic Products Mfg44,3920.5%-0.2%1.5%    
                        Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
                        Control Instruments Mfg
26,6102.5%-0.1%0.9%    
                     Transportation Equipment Mfg12,543-0.7%-0.4%0.4%    
                     Miscellaneous Mfg28,051-0.6%-0.6%0.9%    
                        Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg19,2161.0%-0.3%0.6%    
            Non-Durable Goods Mfg114,048-0.8%-1.0%3.8%  38.7$26.29
                     Food Mfg47,2182.0%-0.1%1.6%    
                        Animal Slaughtering and Processing17,417-2.1%0.4%0.6%    
         Trade, Transportation and Utilities532,590-0.1%0.5%17.5%30.6$28.90  
            Wholesale Trade133,9760.0%0.7%4.4%  38.5$33.97
                     Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods84,7132.6%1.8%2.8%    
                     Merchant Wholesaler - Nondurable Goods42,720-4.7%-1.2%1.4%    
                     Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
                     Brokers
6,543-0.2%0.3%0.2%    
            Retail Trade285,2630.5%0.3%9.4%  25.9$19.80
                     Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers36,2092.2%0.3%1.2%    
                     Building Material and Garden Equipment and
                     Supplies Dealers
28,301-3.4%4.3%0.9%    
                     Food and Beverage Stores55,3983.0%0.6%1.8%    
                        Grocery Stores45,5391.6%0.6%1.5%    
                     General merchandise retailers62,9921.2%0.4%2.1%  25.1$18.26
                        Department stores19,0351.8%-0.4%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Gasoline stations and fuel dealers29,7413.7%0.6%1.0%  0.0$.00
                     Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book,
                     and miscellaneous retailers
25,896-1.9%0.3%0.9%  0.0$.00
            Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities113,351-2.0%0.6%3.7%    
               Utilities13,3122.7%0.8%0.4%    
               Transportation and Warehousing100,039-2.6%0.6%3.3%  37.3$25.20
                     Truck Transportation27,315-1.1%0.9%0.9%    
                     Couriers and Messengers13,381-3.7%1.7%0.4%    
         Information42,413-4.9%0.5%1.4%  0.0$.00
                     Publishing18,517-3.4%0.5%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Telecommunications8,716-3.9%-0.1%0.3%    
         Financial Activities186,047-2.3%0.5%6.1%37.6$46.67  
            Finance and Insurance150,972-2.7%0.3%5.0%  37.1$39.55
                     Credit Intermediation and Related Activities56,481-5.0%-0.4%1.9%  35.6$31.23
                        Depository Credit Intermediation47,099-4.8%-0.1%1.6%    
                        Nondepository Credit Intermediation6,663-4.0%0.7%0.2%    
                     Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other
                     Financial Investments and Related Activities
21,047-0.1%1.0%0.7%    
                     Insurance Carriers and Related Activities73,444-1.7%0.6%2.4%    
                        Insurance Carriers43,009-1.5%0.7%1.4%    
                        Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance
                        Related Activities
30,435-1.9%0.5%1.0%    
            Real Estate and Rental and Leasing35,075-0.4%1.7%1.2%    
                     Real Estate27,700-2.0%1.5%0.9%    
         Professional and Business Services373,599-4.2%-0.2%12.3%36.1$45.99  
            Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services164,629-1.6%-1.2%5.4%    
                        Legal Services17,042-1.0%-0.4%0.6%    
                        Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and
                        Payroll Services
16,3731.7%-6.3%0.5%    
                        Architectural, Engineering, and Related
                        Services
26,0633.2%0.7%0.9%    
                        Computer Systems Design and Related Services36,322-3.6%-0.4%1.2%    
            Management of Companies and Enterprises86,727-3.7%0.6%2.9%    
            Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
            Remediation Services
122,243-7.8%0.6%4.0%    
                        Employment Services50,232-12.3%0.1%1.7%    
                        Services to Buildings and Dwellings34,849-2.9%5.2%1.1%    
         Education and Health Services593,9995.6%0.5%19.6%31.4$36.77  
            Educational Services74,4081.7%-1.4%2.5%    
                        Elementary and Secondary Schools27,0661.3%-0.1%0.9%    
                        Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools28,2584.1%-6.1%0.9%    
            Health Care and Social Assistance519,5916.1%0.8%17.1%    
                     Ambulatory Health Care Services171,4477.3%1.4%5.6%  32.2$39.52
                        Offices of Physicians80,2846.7%0.2%2.6%    
                        Offices of Dentists18,4614.6%0.3%0.6%    
                     Hospitals122,2526.3%0.4%4.0%    
                     Nursing and Residential Care Facilities110,7927.0%0.2%3.6%  29.7$23.56
                        Nursing Care Facilities39,0748.2%0.3%1.3%    
                     Social Assistance115,1003.5%0.8%3.8%    
         Leisure and Hospitality280,5062.6%5.6%9.2%22.3$21.73  
            Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation50,0881.2%11.6%1.6%    
            Accommodation and Food Services230,4182.9%4.3%7.6%    
                     Accommodation27,2483.3%6.7%0.9%    
                     Food Services and Drinking Places203,1702.9%4.0%6.7%  20.7$18.58
                        Restaurants and Other Eating Places177,3792.2%4.1%5.8%    
                           Full-Service Restaurants94,0314.1%5.8%3.1%  0.0$.00
                           Limited-Service Restaurants83,3480.2%2.1%2.7%  0.0$.00
         Other Services116,1312.7%1.4%3.8%28.8$28.89  
                     Repair and Maintenance24,2291.7%1.9%0.8%    
                     Personal and Laundry Services27,9072.9%1.7%0.9%    
                     Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and
                     Similar Organizations
63,9952.9%1.0%2.1%    
         Government445,1405.4%0.7%14.7%    
            Federal Government33,2612.5%0.1%1.1%    
                     US Postal Service11,6910.2%-0.1%0.4%    
            State Government104,9453.7%-2.9%3.5%    
                     State Government Education61,0102.1%-5.8%2.0%    
                     State Government excluding Education43,9356.0%1.4%1.4%    
            Local Government306,9346.3%2.1%10.1%    
                     Local Government Education154,9226.6%1.1%5.1%    
                     Local Government excluding Education152,0126.1%3.1%5.0%