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 |
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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
Minneapolis, Minnesota Employment History
Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
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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 |