December 2024 - Minnesota Employment Review
Spotlight: Construction Employment in the Metro Area
From the building of houses and apartments to the building of commercial or industrial businesses to the building of roads and bridges, the Construction industry is a highly visible, vitally important sector in the Seven-County Metro Area.
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
The unemployment rate increased to 3.5% in Minnesota in November on a seasonally adjusted basis.
November 2024: Alternative Measures of Unemployment
Minnesota's official unemployment rate is a useful indicator of the health of the state's economy, but it does not tell the whole story.
Regional Analysis
An analysis of the current month’s employment picture broken out by Metropolitan Statistical Area.
JOLTS Update October 2024
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) Survey conducted by the BLS shows that in Minnesota the number of job openings remained level at 184,000 over the month in October on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in November, after rising 0.2 percent in each of the previous four months.