March 2025 - Minnesota Employment Review

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

The unemployment rate held at 3.0% in Minnesota in February on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Industrial Analysis

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

February 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 January 2025

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) Survey conducted by the BLS shows that in January the number of job openings grew to 182,000 over the month in Minnesota on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in February, after rising 0.5 percent in January.