Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 1,910,600 jobs in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,895,556 employed persons for the month. Minneapolis added 6,100 jobs in May 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,120 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Minneapolis job growth to job growth in other cities.

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 2,048,000. Since then 137,400 jobs have been lost in Minneapolis according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,752,300 in April 2020, Minneapolis has gained 158,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,985,791 for Minneapolis in January 2020. 90,235 jobs have been lost in Minneapolis since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 1,776,833, Minneapolis has added 118,723 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Minneapolis, Minnesota Employment History