State and National Employment and Unemployment

Unemployment

The unemployment rate rose to 3.5% in Minnesota in July, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The number of unemployed increased to 109,029 workers and the number of employed decreased to 3,046,558 workers. The labor force fell to 3,155,587 workers, and the labor force participation rate ticked down to 68.1%.

The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% in July, on a seasonally adjusted basis. The labor force participation rate decreased to 62.2%.

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Monthly Employment

Minnesota’s monthly job growth was negative in July as the state lost 4,400 jobs (0.1%).

Two of eleven published supersectors posted positive growth. Construction added 1,200 jobs and Educational & Health Services added 5,400 jobs.

Eight supersectors posted decreases. Manufacturing lost 400 jobs; Trade, Transportation & Utilities lost 2,100 jobs; Information lost 200 jobs; Financial Activities lost 600 jobs; Professional & Business Services lost 2,300 jobs; Leisure & Hospitality lost 500 jobs; Other Services lost 1,000 jobs and Government lost 3,900 jobs.

Mining & Logging employment was flat.

U.S. total payroll employment was mostly flat in July, adding 73,000 jobs, or 0.0%. Private sector employers added 83,000 jobs (0.1%) on a seasonally adjusted basis. Minnesota outperformed the nation in three supersectors.

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Annual Employment

Minnesota over the year (OTY) payroll employment growth stood at 35,274 or 1.2%, lower than June’s 1.4% growth. The private sector added 29,222 jobs, or 1.1% in July, which was lower than June’s 1.2%.

U.S. total nonfarm over-the-year job growth stood at 0.9% in July, lower than June’s 1.0%. Private sector employment growth was at 1.0%, the same level as in June.

Six of eleven published supersectors in Minnesota added jobs over the year. Construction added 4,698 jobs (3.1%); Manufacturing added 444 jobs (0.1%); Trade, Transportation & Utilities added 2,209 jobs (0.4%); Educational & Health Services added 30,441 jobs (4.6%); Leisure & Hospitality added 227 jobs; and Government added 6,052 jobs (1.5%).

Mining & Logging lost 89 jobs (1.3%), Information lost 1,160 jobs (2.6%), Financial Activities lost 4,475 jobs (2.3%), Professional & Business Services lost 744 jobs, and Other Services lost 2,329 jobs (2%).

Five supersectors showed strength over the year in Minnesota compared to the nation, as did Total Nonfarm, which was up 1.2% (versus 0.9% nationally). Construction was up 3.1% (versus 1%), Manufacturing was up 0.1% (versus -0.9%), Professional & Business Services was down 0.2% (versus -0.3%); Educational & Health Services was up 5.2% (versus 3.2%) and Government was up 1.5% (versus 0.7%).

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