Current Employment Statistics

Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment, Hours and Earnings

September 2025
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 Nonfarm3,069,3241.4%0.1%100.0%    
Total Private2,637,1041.5%-0.8%85.9%32.8$39.78  
   Goods-Producing485,4632.2%-1.1%15.8%40.2$39.52  
   Service-Providing2,583,8611.2%0.3%84.2%    
      Private Service Providing2,151,6411.4%-0.8%70.1%31.1$39.86  
         Mining and Logging6,586-0.8%-0.5%0.2%    
         Mining, Logging, and Construction161,2094.2%-3.1%5.3%    
         Construction154,6234.4%-3.2%5.0%41.6$44.87  
                     Construction of Buildings34,5836.5%-3.0%1.1%    
                        Residential Building Construction17,2665.3%-3.6%0.6%    
                     Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction26,42913.2%-1.3%0.9%    
                     Specialty Trade Contractors93,6111.5%-3.8%3.0%  42.0$45.39
                        Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior
                        Contractors
18,4427.7%-3.3%0.6%    
                        Building Equipment Contractors42,5562.1%-1.7%1.4%    
         Manufacturing324,2541.2%-0.1%10.6%39.3$36.5937.6$31.32
            Durable Goods Mfg205,9280.7%-0.9%6.7%  37.7$33.71
                     Wood Product Mfg13,3620.3%-0.6%0.4%    
                     Fabricated Metal Product Mfg43,4690.9%-0.7%1.4%    
                        Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut,
                        and Bolt Mfg
13,1750.3%-0.7%0.4%    
                     Machinery Mfg35,5460.5%-0.5%1.2%    
                     Computer and Electronic Products Mfg42,646-0.6%-0.5%1.4%    
                        Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
                        Control Instruments Mfg
25,7760.3%-0.5%0.8%    
                     Transportation Equipment Mfg11,7910.5%-0.5%0.4%    
                     Miscellaneous Mfg28,3291.6%-0.7%0.9%    
                        Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg19,1311.6%-0.6%0.6%    
            Non-Durable Goods Mfg118,3262.2%1.3%3.9%  37.5$27.71
                     Food Mfg50,5902.3%0.7%1.6%    
                        Animal Slaughtering and Processing17,7131.4%0.9%0.6%    
         Trade, Transportation and Utilities536,0640.6%0.0%17.5%31.3$31.16  
            Wholesale Trade130,364-2.4%-0.4%4.2%  39.2$35.13
                     Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods81,477-1.7%-0.6%2.7%    
                     Merchant Wholesaler - Nondurable Goods42,684-3.7%0.3%1.4%    
                     Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
                     Brokers
6,203-3.1%-1.1%0.2%    
            Retail Trade284,4121.2%-0.9%9.3%  27.6$20.23
                     Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers35,8380.7%0.0%1.2%    
                     Building Material and Garden Equipment and
                     Supplies Dealers
27,2872.3%-1.1%0.9%    
                     Food and Beverage Stores53,1270.6%-1.1%1.7%    
                        Grocery Stores44,0570.2%-1.0%1.4%    
                     General merchandise retailers63,9631.3%-0.2%2.1%  26.5$19.02
                        Department stores18,5901.5%0.3%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Gasoline stations and fuel dealers28,9901.0%-0.2%0.9%  0.0$.00
                     Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book,
                     and miscellaneous retailers
27,3471.4%-0.2%0.9%  0.0$.00
            Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities121,2882.6%2.6%4.0%    
               Utilities13,4592.2%0.3%0.4%    
               Transportation and Warehousing107,8292.6%2.9%3.5%  36.7$26.17
                     Truck Transportation26,9733.1%-0.4%0.9%    
                     Couriers and Messengers14,104-3.9%0.3%0.5%    
         Information41,487-4.3%-1.9%1.4%  0.0$.00
                     Publishing18,040-1.4%-1.5%0.6%  0.0$.00
                     Telecommunications8,066-4.5%0.0%0.3%    
         Financial Activities185,386-1.7%-0.8%6.0%37.1$51.70  
            Finance and Insurance149,647-2.0%-0.7%4.9%  39.0$45.62
                     Credit Intermediation and Related Activities54,454-2.4%-0.8%1.8%  37.5$32.44
                        Depository Credit Intermediation44,940-3.1%-0.8%1.5%    
                        Nondepository Credit Intermediation6,612-0.1%-0.6%0.2%    
                     Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other
                     Financial Investments and Related Activities
21,336-0.9%-0.8%0.7%    
                     Insurance Carriers and Related Activities73,857-1.9%-0.6%2.4%    
                        Insurance Carriers42,504-2.0%-0.6%1.4%    
                        Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance
                        Related Activities
31,353-1.7%-0.7%1.0%    
            Real Estate and Rental and Leasing35,739-0.5%-1.0%1.2%    
                     Real Estate28,556-0.9%-0.8%0.9%    
         Professional and Business Services375,6540.3%-1.4%12.2%38.0$46.79  
            Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services166,0010.6%-2.5%5.4%    
                        Legal Services17,5301.7%-1.7%0.6%    
                        Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and
                        Payroll Services
15,9614.6%-1.8%0.5%    
                        Architectural, Engineering, and Related
                        Services
27,2794.3%-2.3%0.9%    
                        Computer Systems Design and Related Services34,515-1.2%-1.8%1.1%    
            Management of Companies and Enterprises85,4890.6%-0.7%2.8%    
            Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
            Remediation Services
124,164-0.3%-0.3%4.0%    
                        Employment Services45,197-7.1%3.3%1.5%    
                        Services to Buildings and Dwellings37,4403.6%-1.7%1.2%    
         Education and Health Services615,4584.5%0.6%20.1%29.5$39.80  
            Educational Services69,429-5.7%10.2%2.3%    
                        Elementary and Secondary Schools24,004-10.8%6.6%0.8%    
                        Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools23,232-17.2%21.4%0.8%    
            Health Care and Social Assistance546,0296.0%-0.5%17.8%    
                     Ambulatory Health Care Services178,6626.8%-0.1%5.8%  29.9$45.01
                        Offices of Physicians84,3007.2%-0.4%2.7%    
                        Offices of Dentists18,7554.6%-1.0%0.6%    
                     Hospitals124,5005.4%-0.3%4.1%    
                     Nursing and Residential Care Facilities120,4996.7%-0.4%3.9%  28.5$24.96
                        Nursing Care Facilities42,0885.8%-1.0%1.4%    
                     Social Assistance122,3684.6%-1.4%4.0%    
         Leisure and Hospitality281,8081.3%-3.7%9.2%22.8$23.50  
            Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation54,4745.9%-9.8%1.8%    
            Accommodation and Food Services227,3340.2%-2.1%7.4%    
                     Accommodation27,8021.0%-5.9%0.9%    
                     Food Services and Drinking Places199,5320.1%-1.6%6.5%  20.8$20.11
                        Restaurants and Other Eating Places172,6590.2%-2.5%5.6%    
                           Full-Service Restaurants89,2180.7%-1.7%2.9%  0.0$.00
                           Limited-Service Restaurants83,441-0.2%-3.3%2.7%  0.0$.00
         Other Services115,784-0.2%-1.6%3.8%30.2$30.81  
                     Repair and Maintenance24,3130.6%-1.7%0.8%    
                     Personal and Laundry Services26,940-0.8%-2.0%0.9%    
                     Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and
                     Similar Organizations
64,531-0.2%-1.4%2.1%    
         Government432,2200.4%5.9%14.1%    
            Federal Government32,669-2.7%0.2%1.1%    
                     US Postal Service11,485-1.2%0.3%0.4%    
            State Government107,3871.1%10.8%3.5%    
                     State Government Education61,0380.7%22.1%2.0%    
                     State Government excluding Education46,3491.7%-1.2%1.5%    
            Local Government292,1640.5%4.9%9.5%    
                     Local Government Education138,295-1.5%19.7%4.5%    
                     Local Government excluding Education153,8692.3%-5.6%5.0%