June 2025 - Minnesota Employment Review

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.3% in Minnesota in May on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Industrial Analysis

An analysis of the current month’s employment picture broken out by industry.

May 2025: 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 April 2025 Data

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) Survey conducted by the BLS shows that in April the number of job openings fell to 179,000 over the month in Minnesota on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, after rising 0.2 percent in April.