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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 1,970,400 jobs in Minneapolis, Minnesota in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,985,864 employed persons for the month. Minneapolis added 7,000 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 7,190 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Minneapolis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,970,400 +7,000 +44,200
CPS 1,985,864 -7,190 +44,256

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Minneapolis, Minnesota Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Minneapolis as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Minneapolis, Minnesota

CES employment for Minneapolis peaked in January 2020 at 2,003,900. Since then 33,500 jobs have been lost in Minneapolis according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,702,300 in April 2020, Minneapolis has gained 268,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,011,397 for Minneapolis in February 2020. 25,533 jobs have been lost in Minneapolis since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 1,765,712, Minneapolis has added 220,152 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Minneapolis, Minnesota Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 1,970,400 7,000 1,985,864 -7,190
December 2022 1,963,400 2,400 1,993,054 -1,442
November 2022 1,961,000 2,600 1,994,496 -927
October 2022 1,958,400 7,300 1,995,423 -7
September 2022 1,951,100 2,200 1,995,430 1,444
August 2022 1,948,900 200 1,993,986 1,660
July 2022 1,948,700 8,900 1,992,326 3,241
June 2022 1,939,800 -1,300 1,989,085 7,825
May 2022 1,941,100 1,600 1,981,260 9,295
April 2022 1,939,500 7,300 1,971,965 11,299
March 2022 1,932,200 -3,200 1,960,666 9,445
February 2022 1,935,400 9,200 1,951,221 9,613