Minnesota Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 1,903,000 | - | 3.8 | - |
| 1979 | 1,954,000 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| 1980 | 1,985,000 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 1.8 |
| 1981 | 2,035,000 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| 1982 | 1,998,000 | -1.8 | 7.8 | 2.3 |
| 1983 | 1,998,000 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 0.3 |
| 1984 | 2,086,000 | 4.4 | 6.3 | -1.8 |
| 1985 | 2,091,000 | 0.2 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| 1986 | 2,111,000 | 1.0 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| 1987 | 2,139,000 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| 1988 | 2,233,000 | 4.4 | 4.0 | -1.4 |
| 1989 | 2,241,000 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| 1990 | 2,268,780 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| 1991 | 2,290,140 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 2,289,419 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 2,349,196 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | 2,473,515 | 5.3 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| 1995 | 2,529,464 | 2.3 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 2,565,808 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 2,605,673 | 1.6 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| 1998 | 2,656,674 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 1999 | 2,686,942 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 2,720,492 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 2,755,808 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 2,749,525 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 2,750,938 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 2,752,403 | 0.1 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 2,759,488 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 2,774,941 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | 2,776,290 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 2,773,136 | -0.1 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 2,470,743 | 4.3 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 2,487,085 | 4.3 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 2,493,111 | 3.3 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,510,614 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 2,522,922 | 1.6 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,547,421 | 1.6 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 2,570,241 | 2.0 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 2,564,553 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 2,539,170 | 1.6 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,563,408 | 1.5 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 2,554,091 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 2,530,211 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 2,491,494 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2,509,141 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,521,417 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 2,537,693 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| May | 2,565,944 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 2,590,863 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 2,612,148 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 2,607,938 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 2,587,108 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 2,603,595 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 2,594,052 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,568,298 | 1.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 2,523,172 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,535,432 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 2,551,982 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,572,911 | 1.4 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| May | 2,605,592 | 1.5 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 2,623,443 | 1.3 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 2,654,895 | 1.6 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 2,649,022 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 2,631,079 | 1.7 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,646,903 | 1.7 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 2,646,562 | 2.0 | 2.5 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 2,627,079 | 2.3 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,592,557 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 2,601,746 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 2,613,989 | 2.4 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,648,964 | 3.0 | 2.7 | -1.1 |
| May | 2,671,285 | 2.5 | 2.2 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 2,682,393 | 2.2 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 2,689,291 | 1.3 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 2,684,850 | 1.4 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 2,660,553 | 1.1 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 2,681,864 | 1.3 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 2,683,218 | 1.4 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,669,372 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,636,987 | 1.7 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 2,639,717 | 1.5 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,650,699 | 1.4 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 2,667,601 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 2,685,976 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 2,705,126 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 2,726,268 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 2,717,977 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 2,690,475 | 1.1 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 2,715,784 | 1.3 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 2,710,995 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 2,695,696 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,655,933 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,674,141 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 2,684,035 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 2,716,218 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 2,716,949 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 2,744,285 | 1.4 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 2,746,626 | 0.7 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 2,745,563 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 2,729,359 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 2,746,762 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 2,743,769 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 2,742,267 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,715,205 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 2,730,279 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 2,736,352 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 2,752,161 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
| May | 2,766,413 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 2,784,788 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 2,794,267 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 2,769,476 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 2,764,201 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 2,769,657 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 2,752,508 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 2,734,383 | -0.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 2,681,847 | -1.2 | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 2,707,078 | -0.8 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 2,703,743 | -1.2 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 2,726,984 | -0.9 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| May | 2,751,502 | -0.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 2,769,201 | -0.6 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 2,788,268 | -0.2 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 2,784,586 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 2,783,377 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,784,873 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 2,767,395 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,745,441 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 2,703,981 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2,717,378 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,717,236 | 0.5 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 2,747,044 | 0.7 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| May | 2,758,947 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 2,773,481 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 2,778,485 | -0.4 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 2,776,643 | -0.3 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 2,757,218 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 2,774,805 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 2,762,840 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 2,743,203 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| 2004-Jan | 2,702,148 | -0.1 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 2,710,754 | -0.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 2,714,369 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 2,741,639 | -0.2 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 2,754,639 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 2,770,386 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 2,788,445 | 0.4 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,776,510 | 0.0 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,758,598 | 0.1 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,783,708 | 0.3 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 2,775,995 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,751,646 | 0.3 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 2,695,339 | -0.3 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 2,698,961 | -0.4 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 2,706,421 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 2,760,514 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 2,777,948 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 2,782,897 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 2,801,909 | 0.5 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 2,795,421 | 0.7 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 2,773,552 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 2,791,384 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 2,773,491 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,756,024 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 2,727,157 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,731,996 | 1.2 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 2,743,773 | 1.4 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,758,381 | -0.1 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,772,021 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 2,800,815 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,806,465 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 2,798,274 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,779,093 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,801,360 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 2,795,836 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 2,784,117 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 2,740,819 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 2,743,305 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 2,751,999 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 2,762,138 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| May | 2,780,904 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 2,803,642 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 2,813,752 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 2,791,823 | -0.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 2,778,567 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 2,789,359 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 2,795,066 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,764,107 | -0.7 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 2,734,638 | -0.2 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 2,737,682 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 2,744,995 | -0.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 2,773,812 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| May | 2,785,043 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 2,801,754 | -0.1 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 2,815,320 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 2,804,161 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 2,787,211 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 2,801,016 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 2,767,770 | -1.0 | 5.8 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 2,724,228 | -1.4 | 6.8 | 1.9 |
| 2009-Jan | 2,669,553 | -2.4 | 8.5 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 2,667,200 | -2.6 | 8.7 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 2,677,032 | -2.5 | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 2,711,875 | -2.2 | 8.1 | 3.2 |
| May | 2,722,823 | -2.2 | 7.8 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 2,734,978 | -2.4 | 8.4 | 3.2 |
| Jul | 2,770,222 | -1.6 | 7.8 | 2.4 |
| Aug | 2,756,403 | -1.7 | 7.6 | 2.2 |
| Sep | 2,744,551 | -1.5 | 7.2 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 2,746,240 | -2.0 | 6.9 | 1.8 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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