By Nick Dobbins
June 2022
The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA added 28,993 jobs (1.5%) over the month in May. This was the strongest growth of any MSA primarily in Minnesota. Every supersector in the metro area posted positive growth in May. Mining, Logging, and Construction had the largest real and proportional growth, adding 9,036 jobs (10.9%) as warming weather helped buoy the highly seasonal industry group. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment was up 6,153 (1.9%) with growth in all three component sectors. Leisure and Hospitality added 4,582 jobs (2.8%), with Accommodation and Food Services added 4,354 jobs (3.3%).
Over the year the metro area added 56,477 jobs or 2.9%, outpacing the state's 2.6% growth. Government was the only supersector to lose jobs on the year, off by 328 or 0.1%. Leisure and Hospitality remained the fastest-growing supersector, with employment up 17,132 or 11.2%. Other Services added 4,743 jobs (6.6%) with most of that growth coming in Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (up 3,383 or 8.9%). Manufacturing employers added 12,591 jobs (6.5%).
The Duluth-Superior MSA added 1,730 jobs (1.3%) over the month in May. The largest real and proportional growth came in Mining, Logging, and Construction, which often sees employment grow with warmer weather, up 1,169 jobs (11.9%). Leisure and Hospitality employers added 577 jobs (4.2%). Two supersectors lost jobs on the month, with Government employers off by 422 (1.7%) and Other Services down 6 (0.1%).
Over the year employers in the Duluth area added 3,681 jobs or 2.8%. This was ahead of the statewide rate of 2.6%. Mining, Logging, and Construction was up 1,280 (13.2%), and Leisure and Hospitality was up 1,538 (12%). Manufacturing employment was up 4.9% or 392 jobs. Four supersectors lost jobs on the year, with Government employment down 278 jobs (1.1%) and Information employment down 3% or 32 jobs.
The Rochester MSA added 725 jobs or 0.6% over the month in April. This lagged the statewide monthly growth of 1.2%. Nine of 10 published supersectors added jobs on the month. The largest proportional growth was Mining, Logging, and Construction, up 4.4% (217 jobs), and the largest real job growth was in Educational and Health Services, up 243 jobs or 0.5%. The only supersector to lose jobs was Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, which was off by 331 jobs or 1.9%.
Over the year the Rochester area added 2,740 jobs (2.3%). Leisure and Hospitality led the growth, adding 1,251 jobs or 13.1%. Professional and Business Services employment was up by 8.5% (548 jobs). The largest losses came in Information, which shed 105 jobs or 8.1%. Manufacturing was down 59 jobs (0.6%), and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities lost 21 jobs (0.1%).
The St. Cloud MSA added 965 jobs (0.9%) over the month in May. Mining, Logging, and Construction employment was up by 679 (9.1%), and Leisure and Hospitality was up 115 (1.5%). Government employers shed 221 jobs (1.4%) with most of the losses coming at the State Government level (down 308 or 7.6%). Manufacturing employers lost 150 jobs or 1%.
Over the year the St. Cloud MSA added 2,542 jobs or 2.4%. Financial Activities was the only supersector to post negative growth (down 10 jobs or 0.2%). Leisure and Hospitality added 463 jobs (6.2%), Mining, Logging, and Construction added 450 (5.9%), and Educational and Health Services added 592 (2.8%).
The Mankato-North Mankato MSA added 400 jobs or 0.7%, over the month in May. It was the lowest proportional growth of any MSA primarily in Minnesota. Fargo-Moorhead, which is primarily in North Dakota, posted lower annual growth. Goods producers in Mankato added 425 jobs (4.1%), while service providers lost 25 jobs (0.1%).
Over the year the Mankato-North Mankato area added 1,661 jobs or 3%. This was the highest proportional annual growth of any MSA in the state. Private sector employers added 1,411 jobs (3.1%) while their counterparts in the public sector added 250 jobs (2.6%).
The Fargo-Moorhead MSA added 540 jobs or 0.4%, over the month in May. It was the lowest proportional over-the-month growth of any MSA in Minnesota. Six of 10 supersectors lost jobs, with the steepest decline coming in Professional and Business Services (down 203 jobs or 1.3%). Mining, Logging, and Construction added 698 jobs or 8.1%, the largest real and proportional growth of any supersector.
Over the year the Fargo-Moorhead area added 2,001 jobs or 1.4%. This was also the lowest annual growth rate in the state. Manufacturing added 428 jobs (4.2%), and Professional and Business Services added 795 (5.5%). Financial Activities lost 553 jobs (4.7%), and Information lost 134 (4.6%).
Employment in the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks MSA was up by 256 (0.5%) over the month in May. Mining, Logging, and Construction added 309 jobs (11%), and Leisure and Hospitality added 102 (1.8%), while Government employers lost 105 jobs (0.8%), and Educational and Health Services lost 99 (1.1%).
The Grand Forks-East Grand Forks MSA added 1,443 jobs (2.8%) over the year. Professional and Business Services added 410 jobs (11.6%), Government added 460 (3.7%), and Leisure and Hospitality added 576 (11.2%). Three supersectors lost jobs on the year, with Financial Activities down 3.1% (51 jobs) and Educational and Health Services down 146 jobs (1.6%).
