Current Employment Statistics

Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment, Hours and Earnings

July 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 Nonfarm3,083,4391.5%-1.0%100.0%    
Total Private2,668,2871.5%0.0%86.5%32.7$39.47  
   Goods-Producing495,6363.0%0.2%16.1%39.9$41.50  
   Service-Providing2,587,8031.2%-1.2%83.9%    
      Private Service Providing2,172,6511.1%0.0%70.5%31.0$38.87  
         Mining and Logging6,6865.7%-0.4%0.2%    
         Mining, Logging, and Construction170,2324.4%0.2%5.5%    
         Construction163,5464.4%0.3%5.3%39.5$45.12  
                     Construction of Buildings33,7930.0%-0.6%1.1%    
                     Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction26,3499.5%-0.2%0.9%    
                     Specialty Trade Contractors103,4044.6%0.6%3.4%  0.0$.00
         Manufacturing325,4042.3%0.2%10.6%40.1$38.4438.7$30.42
            Durable Goods Mfg211,2143.7%0.2%6.8%  38.9$32.06
                     Wood Product Mfg13,5183.2%0.5%0.4%    
                     Fabricated Metal Product Mfg44,9004.9%0.3%1.5%    
                        Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut,
                        and Bolt Mfg
13,7403.9%0.0%0.4%    
                     Machinery Mfg36,4164.4%0.1%1.2%    
                     Computer and Electronic Products Mfg43,7801.4%-0.1%1.4%    
                        Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
                        Control Instruments Mfg
26,8211.5%0.1%0.9%    
                     Miscellaneous Mfg28,9105.1%0.2%0.9%    
                        Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg19,2965.3%0.4%0.6%    
            Non-Durable Goods Mfg114,190-0.2%0.3%3.7%  38.4$27.74
                     Food Mfg48,276-0.3%0.4%1.6%    
                        Animal Slaughtering and Processing17,299-0.1%-0.3%0.6%    
         Trade, Transportation and Utilities527,046-0.2%-0.3%17.1%31.9$30.57  
            Wholesale Trade135,0890.8%0.9%4.4%  39.8$35.60
                     Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods82,066-2.2%1.3%2.7%    
                     Merchant Wholesaler - Nondurable Goods46,7606.9%0.3%1.5%    
                     Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
                     Brokers
6,263-2.9%0.9%0.2%    
            Retail Trade278,926-1.0%-0.9%9.0%  28.1$20.45
                     Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers35,340-1.9%-0.8%1.1%    
                     Building Material and Garden Equipment and
                     Supplies Dealers
26,915-3.0%-2.6%0.9%    
                     Food and Beverage Stores51,842-2.2%-1.0%1.7%    
                     General merchandise retailers61,276-2.4%-1.5%2.0%  0.0$.00
                        Department stores17,306-1.7%-1.2%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Gasoline stations and fuel dealers28,371-1.6%-1.4%0.9%  0.0$.00
                     Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book,
                     and miscellaneous retailers
25,778-1.1%-0.1%0.8%  0.0$.00
            Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities113,0310.8%-0.3%3.7%    
               Utilities13,5690.6%0.1%0.4%    
               Transportation and Warehousing99,4620.8%-0.4%3.2%  0.0$.00
         Information39,779-3.9%-1.0%1.3%  0.0$.00
                     Publishing16,472-6.2%-1.2%0.5%  0.0$.00
         Financial Activities183,351-3.7%-0.3%5.9%35.6$53.68  
            Finance and Insurance148,384-3.4%-0.4%4.8%  0.0$.00
                     Credit Intermediation and Related Activities55,021-2.1%-0.4%1.8%  0.0$.00
                        Depository Credit Intermediation46,133-2.9%-0.3%1.5%    
                     Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other
                     Financial Investments and Related Activities
21,296-2.8%-0.1%0.7%    
                     Insurance Carriers and Related Activities72,067-4.6%-0.4%2.3%    
                        Insurance Carriers40,270-5.1%-0.4%1.3%    
                        Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance
                        Related Activities
31,797-4.0%-0.5%1.0%    
            Real Estate and Rental and Leasing34,967-4.9%-0.2%1.1%    
                     Real Estate27,783-4.6%-0.5%0.9%    
         Professional and Business Services378,9611.4%0.8%12.3%36.6$47.79  
            Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services166,898-0.3%1.3%5.4%    
            Management of Companies and Enterprises85,1160.0%-0.1%2.8%    
            Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
            Remediation Services
126,9474.8%0.7%4.1%    
                        Employment Services46,0558.3%0.2%1.5%    
                        Services to Buildings and Dwellings40,9515.1%1.7%1.3%    
         Education and Health Services626,0503.6%-0.6%20.3%30.5$38.79  
            Educational Services70,41412.1%-6.9%2.3%    
                        Elementary and Secondary Schools25,32311.0%-10.1%0.8%    
                        Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools22,85813.1%-7.2%0.7%    
            Health Care and Social Assistance555,6362.6%0.2%18.0%    
                     Ambulatory Health Care Services174,0961.2%-0.7%5.6%  0.0$.00
                        Offices of Physicians81,5091.5%0.1%2.6%    
                     Hospitals121,1060.5%-0.1%3.9%    
                     Nursing and Residential Care Facilities126,0375.5%1.2%4.1%  0.0$.00
                        Nursing Care Facilities41,5230.3%0.4%1.3%    
                     Social Assistance134,3973.7%0.8%4.4%    
         Leisure and Hospitality295,7271.2%0.6%9.6%22.7$22.96  
            Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation61,8926.8%3.4%2.0%    
            Accommodation and Food Services233,835-0.2%-0.2%7.6%    
                     Accommodation29,587-2.4%2.5%1.0%    
                     Food Services and Drinking Places204,2480.1%-0.5%6.6%  0.0$.00
                        Restaurants and Other Eating Places180,3730.5%1.0%5.8%    
                           Full-Service Restaurants94,1702.3%0.7%3.1%  0.0$.00
                           Limited-Service Restaurants86,203-1.5%1.3%2.8%  0.0$.00
         Other Services121,7372.1%1.1%3.9%28.1$36.79  
                     Repair and Maintenance24,4671.8%1.7%0.8%    
                     Personal and Laundry Services28,2211.2%1.8%0.9%    
                     Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and
                     Similar Organizations
69,0492.6%0.6%2.2%    
         Government415,1521.4%-6.9%13.5%    
            Federal Government31,455-4.4%0.0%1.0%    
                     US Postal Service11,6741.1%0.2%0.4%    
            State Government99,2581.1%-4.3%3.2%    
                     State Government Education51,8660.6%-8.1%1.7%    
                     State Government excluding Education47,3921.7%0.1%1.5%    
            Local Government284,4392.2%-8.5%9.2%    
                     Local Government Education121,6201.8%-18.4%3.9%    
                     Local Government excluding Education162,8192.5%0.7%5.3%