Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota Job Growth
There were 1,988,000 jobs in Minneapolis, Minnesota in April 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,972,294 employed persons for the month. Minneapolis added 9,300 jobs in April 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 11,628 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Minneapolis job growth to job growth in other cities.
Employment Survey | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
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CES | 1,988,000 | +9,300 | +56,400 |
CPS | 1,972,294 | +11,628 | +72,263 |
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 February 2020 at 2,052,500. Since then 64,500 jobs have been lost in Minneapolis according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,751,300 in April 2020, Minneapolis has gained 236,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,011,397 for Minneapolis in February 2020. 39,103 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 206,582 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
Minneapolis, Minnesota Employment History
Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
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April 2022 | 1,988,000 | 9,300 | 1,972,294 | 11,628 |
March 2022 | 1,978,700 | 5,900 | 1,960,666 | 9,445 |
February 2022 | 1,972,800 | 9,600 | 1,951,221 | 9,613 |
January 2022 | 1,963,200 | 4,400 | 1,941,608 | 8,867 |
December 2021 | 1,958,800 | 7,000 | 1,932,741 | -505 |
November 2021 | 1,951,800 | 10,800 | 1,933,246 | 741 |
October 2021 | 1,941,000 | 8,100 | 1,932,505 | 4,363 |
September 2021 | 1,932,900 | -15,600 | 1,928,142 | 5,592 |
August 2021 | 1,948,500 | -1,700 | 1,922,550 | 5,756 |
July 2021 | 1,950,200 | 13,700 | 1,916,794 | 5,798 |
June 2021 | 1,936,500 | 1,000 | 1,910,996 | 5,282 |
May 2021 | 1,935,500 | 3,900 | 1,905,714 | 5,683 |