Minnesota Employment Review is a monthly online publication that examines labor market conditions and key economic indicators statewide. Produced by our Labor Market Information Office, each edition of Review includes a regional spotlight article, business highlights, employment and unemployment statistics, and regional and industrial analyses.
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In this issue: Tracking Occupational Change in Northeast Minnesota; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Transportation and Warehousing in the Metro Area; Job Vacancy Survey Findings; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Job Vacancy Survey Findings; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: High Demand, High Pay Trades Occupations in Northwest Minnesota; Teen Summer Employment 2024; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: From Plows to Profits: The Ever-Evolving Story of Farming in Southwest Minnesota; Occupational Demand Analysis of the Soybean Crush Industry, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Harvesting Change in Southeast Minnesota's Agriculture Industry; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Northeast Minnesota is Working to Bring more People Home; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: A Changing Workforce in the Metro Area; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Beneath the Barcode: The Labor Landscape in Retail Trade; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Long-term Demand in Long-term Care in Northwest Minnesota; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: What Location Quotients Show in SW Minnesota; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: County Level Employment in Southeast Minnesota; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Northeast Minnesota's Public Sector; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Alternative Measures of Unemployment; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis; JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Hiring Demand in the Metro Area; Short Term Projections: Back to Normal; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis, JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Youth Summer Employment during the Pandemic Recession; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis, JOLTS Update and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Northwest Regional Spotlight; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Southeast Regional Spotlight; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Southwest Regional Spotlight; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Northeast Regional Spotlight; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: How Did we Help You in 2022; Industrial Analysis; Regional Analysis and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Are Northwest Minnesota Wages Keeping Up with Inflation?; Industry Spotlight; Industrial Analysis; The Gender Math Gap and its Effects on Earnings; Regional Analysis and Consumer Price Index.
In this issue: Southwest Minnesota's Immigrant Population, Industry Spotlight, Dining In, Dining Out: Who’s cooking post-pandemic?, Regional Spotlight and Consumer Price Index
In this issue: Fun with Statistics, Industry Spotlight, Regional Spotlight and Consumer Price Index
In this issue: Recalling the Recent Job Changes in Southwest Minnesota, Youth Summer Employment during the Pandemic Recession.
In this issue: Employment recovery trends in Southeast Minnesota, monthly updates of the Consumer Price Index, Regional Analysis, and Industrial Analysis of Current Employment Statistics.
In this issue: Northeast Minnesota's Leisure and Hospitality sector, Fun With Statistics on JOLTS, monthly updates of the Consumer Price Index, Regional Analysis, and Industrial Analysis of Current Employment Statistics.
In this issue: IT employment in the Metro, Fun With Statistics on December unemployment rates, monthly updates of the Consumer Price Index, Regional Analysis, and Industrial Analysis of Current Employment Statistics.
In this issue: analysis of third quarter QCEW data showing job recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, plus monthly updates of the Consumer Price Index and Current Employment Statistics
In this issue: Tourism in Northwest Minnesota and Record Rise in Regional Job Vacancies.
In this issue: County-level Employment in Southwest Minnesota, Insights into the Changing Trends of Telework
In this issue: Supply and Demand in Southeast Minnesota, Job-to-Job Flows By the Numbers, Minnesota-Wisconsin Border Battle, monthly updates of the Consumer Price Index, Regional Analysis, and Industrial Analysis of Current Employment Statistics.
In this issue: Components of Workforce Decline in Northeast Minnesota, Fun With Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Good Jobs in a Challenging Labor Market, outcomes for Males in Career and Technical Education, By The Numbers, and more.
In this issue: Feast and Famine for Restaurants and Drinking Places in Central Minnesota and Hard Working or Highly Productive States
In this issue: Educational Services in Northwest Minnesota, Women in the Workforce: A Difficult Year.
In this issue: Youth Summer Employment, Employment Disruptions by Age and Gender in Southwest Minnesota.
In this issue: Southeast Minnesota's Labor Force Characteristics; Occupational Shifts over the Years.
In this issue: One of These is Not Like the Others – How the COVID Crisis Compares to Previous Recessions in Northeast Minnesota.
In this issue: 2018-2028 Regional Projections, By The Numbers, regional spotlight, and more.
In this issue: Central Regional Spotlight, Minnesota Index monthly highlights, regional analysis, industrial analysis, and more.
In this issue: Northwest Minnesota spotlight looking at the labor force changes; a snapshot of industries, a feature on Job Vacancy Survey results, industrial and regional analysis, and more.
In this issue: Southwest Minnesota spotlight looking at the impact of COVID on workers; a snapshot of industries, Fun With Statistics, industrial and regional analysis, and more.
In this issue: Job Outlook to 2028, Southeast Minnesota spotlight looking at the gender gap in the region; a snapshot of industries, By the Numbers, industrial analysis, and more.
In this issue: Northeast Minnesota regional spotlight comparing UI Claims during recessions; a snapshot of industries, industrial analysis, and more.
In this issue: The Impacts of COVID-19 in the Twin Cities Metro Area, a spotlight on nurses, and more.
In this issue: Gaining a Handle on the Initial Claims Explosion, Jobless Benefits Will Top Regular Paychecks for Many Unemployed Minnesotans, and more.
In the issue: Jobs in the Public and Private Sectors in SC and SW Minnesota, Youth Summer Employment, and more
In this issue: Insights into Indicators, Post-Secondary Education, Employment in SE Minnesota, and more.
In this issue: Railroads in Northeast Minnesota, NAICS 423, 424, 212, 339, Fun with Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Relative Wages Across Generations, Veterans in the Twin Cities Metro, Industry Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: How Did We Help You in Program Year 2018?, Standard Occupational Classification System, and more.
In this issue: Projected Regional Employment Growth, Kuwait Comparisons, Industry Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: 2019 2nd Quarter Job Vacancies, Is Graduating from High School Still Relevant?, and more.
In this issue: Southeast's got Agriculture, Location Patterns of Restaurants, Industry Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: Northeast Minnesota Gets Professional, Fun With Statistics, Industry Snapshots, and more
In this issue: Unique Occupations in the Twin Cities, Industry Snapshots, By the Numbers, and more.
In this issue: Gender Pay Gaps, Different Abilities in the Workplace, Farm Income, and more.
In this issue: Sugar Manufacturing in Northwest Minnesota, Benchmarking Overview, By the Numbers, and more.
In this issue: Workforce Shortages in Minnesota's Early Learning Industry, Youth Summer Employment, Industry Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: Where Does All of Minnesota's Income Come From?, Having a Senior Moment, Industry Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: A Comparative Analysis of the Economic Status of Native-Born and Foreign-Born Residents of Minnesota, NE Minnesota's Forest Products Industry, Fun With Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Public Sector Employment, spotlight on Miscellaneous Manufacturing, OES data tool, and more.
In this issue: Central Minnesota spotlight on older workers,How Did We Help You in Program Year 2017?, Fun With Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Finding the Right Job, Fun With Statistics, County Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: The Experience of American Indian Students in the Minnesota Labor Market, Southeast MN spotlight, and more.
In this issue: Population Changes in Northeast Minnesota, Fun With Statistics, County Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: 2017 Job Vacancies, Minnesota Job Outlook to 2026, Unemployment in the Twin Cities, County Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: Minnesota Job Outlook for 1st Q 2018 to 1st Q 2019, Healthcare Trends in Central Minnesota, County Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: Manufacturing in Minnesota, The Gender Pay Gap in NW Minnesota, NAICS 72, County Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: Youth Summer Employment 2018, The Changing Faces of Southwest MN, Fun with Statistics, County Snapshots, and more
In this issue: Net Earnings Sources Across MN counties, Gender Equality in SE Minnesota, Changes in Seasonal Adjustments, and more.
In this issue: Long-Term Projections Methodology, Construction Industry in Northeast Minnesota, County Snapshots, and more
In this issue: Small Business Success, Retail Trade in the Twin Cities, county snapshots for Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, and Koochiching counties, and more.
In this issue: Young Workers in Demand, county snapshots for Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca and Jackson counties, and more.
In this issue: Regional Resilience, NAICS Primer, county snapshots for Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, and Houston counties, and more.
In this issue: Job Vacancies Are Way Up in 2017, Skilled Manpower in the Making, County Snapshots, and more.
In this issue: Household Income Sources Across MN Counties, Wholesale and Retail Trade in SE Minnesota, county snapshots, and more.
In this issue: Long-Term Projections, I.T. Takes a Village, Driver's License Data, and more.
In this issue: Twin Cities spotlight, county snapshots for Carlton, Carver, Cass and Chippewa counties, Fun With Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Regional spotlight for Central MN, county snapshots for Benton, Big Stone, Bue Earth, and Brown counties, NAICS Primer, and more.
In this issue: County snapshots for Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, and Beltrami counties, Building an Economy, Veterans by County, and more.
In this issue: Youth Summer Employment, occupational profiles for Yardkeeper and Zoologist, Child Care in Southwest Minnesota, and more.
In this issue: Cost of Living in SE Minnesota, Customer Satisfaction Survey, W is for Waitstaff, X is for X-ray Technician, Fun With Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Community and Social Services in NE Minnesota, NAICS Primer, U is for Ultrasound Technician, V is for Veterinary Technician, and more.
In this issue: Minnesota's Millennial Mobility, Distinguishing Industries in the Twin Cities, S is for Surgeon, T is for Truck Driver, and more.
In this issue: Projected Regional Employment Growth, Spotlight on Central Minnesota's contribution to meat production, and more.
In this issue: Attorneys' Turn, Education Cost and Benefit, occupational profiles for Occupational and Physical Therapists, and more.
In this issue: Minnesota's Tight Labor Market, SW Minnesota Wages, occupational profiles for Morticians and Night Watchmen, and more.
In this issue: Education is the Foundation; Spotlight on Southeast MN; occupational profiles for Kindergarten Teachers and Lawyers; and more.
In this issue: Postsecondary Education in NE Minnesota, A Good Job After College, occupational profiles for Information Security Analysts and Juvenile Protection Officers, Business Developments, and more.
In this issue: Minnesota Job Outlook to 2024, Commuting Patterns in the Twin Cities, occupational profiles for guards and home health aides, and more.
In the issue: Concentration of Grocery Stores; The Employment Services Industry in Central MN; occupational profiles for electricians and financial analysts; and more
In this issue: Minnesota's Retirement Reality; American Indian Workforce Challenges and Opportunities; occupational profiles for carpenters and dentists; and more.
In this issue: Teen Summer Employment, Truck Transportation in SW Minnesota, occupational profiles for accountants and barbers, and more.
In this issue: How Did You Like Us in 2015?, An Appetizing Part-time Job, Fun With Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Diversity gains momentum in Greater Minnesota, Spotlight on NE Minnesota, Shortcut for finding labor market information by region, and more.
In this issue: In the Midst of Change: New Population Statistics for the Twin Cities, LRT and Employment Growth, Fun With Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Regional Wage Comparisons, Welcome to the Third Dimension of Minnesota Jobs, A Seismic Shift, and more.
In this issue: Making Sense of Labor Market Returns to Higher Education for Older Graduates, Workforce Synchronization in North Central Minnesota, Fun With Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Micropolitan Statistical Areas overview, spotlight on Civil Engineering, feature on DEED's regional analysts, and more.
In this issue: Real Wage Growth by Occupation, Transportation and Warehousing in SE Minnesota, Fun with Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Where Are the jobs for Recent College Graduates?, Spotlight on Northeast Minnesota Real Earnings Growth, MN Business Developments, and more.
In this issue: A Higher Level of New Hires, Manufacturing Strength in the Twin Cities, Special Report on the Impact of the Avian Flu, and more.
In this issue: LAUS Annual Revisions, Construction industry overview in Central Minnesota, Featuring the CES, and more.
In this issue: Digging Deep into Real-Time Job Data, How Does Minnesota Unemployment Compare?, Wholesale Trade in the Northwest, and more.
In this issue: Teen Summer Employment, Projected Regional Employment Growth, Spotlight on Management careers in Southwest Minnesota, and more.
In this issue: How Did You Like Us in 2014?, Protective Services in SE Minnesota, Fun with Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Follow the Yellow Brick Roads, Seasonal Variation in NE Minnesota's Economy, Fun with Statistics, and more
In this issue: Choosing the Right Path, Information Technology in the Twin Cities, Minnesota Business Developments, and more.
In the issue: The Temporary Help Industry, Retail Trade in Central Minnesota, Measuring Minnesota, and more
In this issue: Disability Employment in Minnesota; Regional Spotlight - Northwest Minnesota; Fun With Statistics; and more
In the issue: Low Income Workers in Minnesota; The Food Services and Drinking Places Industry in SW Minnesota; and more.
In this issue: Job Churn in Minnesota; The Construction Industry in Southeast Minnesota; and more.
In this issue: Disability Employment among MN Minorities; Printing in Minnesota; and more.
In this issue: Graduate Employment Outcomes tool; Spotlight on Retail Trade in NW Minnesota; and more.
In this issue: Summer Youth Employment; Spotlight on Agriculture in SW Minnesota; and more.
In this issue: LMI Office Service Summary; Regionally Significant Occupations in SE Minnesota; and more.
In this issue: Training for the Future; Disability Employment in Minnesota; Seasonal Employment in Northwest Minnesota; and more.
In this issue: Employment at the MN State Fair, measuring Minnesota's GDP, the impact of retail on Southwest Minnesota, and more.
In this issue: Highlight on the fast growing and high-paying industries of management, scientific and technical consulting, a spotlight on northeastern Minnesota's construction industry, fun with statistics and more.
In this issue: Minnesota job outlook, information on Minnesota's chemical manufacturing sector, commuting and labor shed data for the Rochester area, and more.
In this issue: Are Skilled Workers Scarce?, Employment Projections in Central Minnesota, Measuring Minnesota, and more.
In this issue: 2012 Marked Modest Job Growth in Minnesota, Regional Spotlight - Trucking Jobs in Northwest Minnesota, Minnesota Business Developments, and more.
In this issue: Teen Summer Employment 2013, Regional spotlight on Public-Sector Employment in Southwest Minnesota, Fun with Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Labor Market Information Office Service Summary, Regional Spotlight - Manufacturing in the Northeast, Measuring Minnesota, and more.
In this issue: Using Unemployment Rates to Predict Post-Secondary Enrollment, Regional Spotlight - Mankato-North Mankato: an MSA on the Rise, Fun with Statistics, and more.
In this issue: Seasonal Adjustment and Weather Extremes, Raising the Curtain on the Hidden Twin Cities Job Market, Minnesota Business Developments, and more.
