October 2020 - Minnesota Employment Review
Labor Force Highs and Lows in Northwest Minnesota
Despite a roller-coaster of labor force and industry trends during 2020, there are still occupations in demand in Northwest Minnesota.
A Sudden Switch - Unemployed Workers Now Outnumber Job Vacancies
Economic changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter of 2020 caused the number of unemployed workers to outpace the number of job vacancies in Minnesota for the first time since 2016.
Industry Snapshots
Explore trends in the Textile Mills; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; and Telecommunications subsectors in Minnesota.
Regional Analysis
An analysis of the current month’s employment picture broken out by Metropolitan Statistical Area.