Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.8% with the biggest shift in Business Services, which lost 3,300 roles, based on the most recently available information published in May 2023.
Total employment in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI market rose by 13,712 jobs in March and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 2.8%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 27 bps over the same time to 3.6%.
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI unemployment rate is 82 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 10 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in March versus prior month by 4.1% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.4%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 350,300; +600
- Transportation & Utilities: 337,600; -300
- Business Services: 295,100; -3,300
- Government: 246,700; -2,200
- Manufacturing: 204,300; -800
- Restaurants & Hotels: 177,000; -300
- Financial Services: 146,100; -900
- Construction, Mining: 75,500; -1,200
- Other Jobs: 70,800; -400
- IT & Development: 30,000; +200
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through March 2023 (Data published May 2023 and reports created on May 9,2023). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.