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Shifting Workforce Trends Across Minnesota

This month's blog posts show a shifting labor market. Central Minnesota [ [link removed] ] job counselors offer new insights into the job seeker experience, while the Twin Cities Metro [ [link removed] ] highlights the concentration of federal jobs in the region. Northeast [ [link removed] ] continues a slow post-pandemic recovery with shifting industry growth, and Northwest [ [link removed] ] is powered by strong construction expansion. Southeast [ [link removed] ] recognizes the growing contributions of its small Native American community, while Southwest [ [link removed] ] sees changing workforce age demographics with rising wages across all age groups. For more information, please reach out to your ""*regional analyst. [ [link removed] ]*""

Central Minnesota Blog [ [link removed] ]

A new Job Seeker Experience survey conducted by DEED [ [link removed] ], in partnership with workforce development organizations across Minnesota, is helping fill a gap in labor market information by sharing their experience of assisting people in finding jobs. Forty-two job counselors who help job seekers find employment in Central Minnesota from DEED, Central Minnesota Jobs and Training [ [link removed] ], Career Solutions [ [link removed] ] and other organizations shared their insights in the most recent survey, which was completed in July. More than 300 responses were received statewide.

Twin Cities Metro Blog [ [link removed] ]

According to Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages [ [link removed] ] (QCEW) data, the state of Minnesota had just over 33,500 federal government jobs in 2024. As such, just over 1% of the state's total job count is employed by the federal government. To put this into some perspective, about 3% of the state's total employment is state government, about 9% is local government and the remaining 87% is private sector. Just about three-in-five (59.1%) of the state's federal government jobs are located in the Seven-County Twin Cities Metro Area.

Northeast Minnesota Blog [ [link removed] ]

From 2022 to 2024, Northeast Minnesota added nearly 4,000 jobs, growing total employment by 2.9%. Much of this could still be deemed recovery from the impacts of the COVID pandemic, yet there are also trends that point to other factors at play. From 2020 to 2021, the rate of employment growth in the region was 1.9%. That pace fell to 1.5% for each of the two following years, before slowing again slightly to 1.4% from 2023 to 2024. With the slowing growth also came some changes in which industries were adding jobs.

Northwest Minnesota Blog [ [link removed] ]

Construction added the most jobs and grew the fastest of any industry sector in Northwest Minnesota from 2019 to 2024. This growth engine fuels the entire regional economy. Construction demands services and supplies from multiple industries, including architectural and engineering services, equipment rental and repair, and safety and security. Building materials, tools and equipment parts also flow through regional supply chains. Additionally, workers spent a substantial portion of the nearly $966 million in total wages paid in 2024 within the region.

Southeast Minnesota Blog [ [link removed] ]

November marks American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month [ [link removed] ], a time to recognize the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous peoples across the nation. In Southeast Minnesota, this celebration takes on special significance for the approximately 1,800 Native American residents. However, representing just 0.3% of the region's residents, Southeast has the state's smallest share as of 2023. Though their numbers are comparatively small, Southeast Minnesota's American Indian and Alaska Native population has been steadily growing over the past decade.

Southwest Minnesota Blog [ [link removed] ]

According to data from DEED's Quarterly Employment Demographics [ [link removed] ] program, Southwest Minnesota's workforce in 2024 is older, more balanced by gender, and better paid than it was a decade ago. Several shifts stand out, but some of the most notable include the growing importance of both young and old workers in the region, the stability of workers in their prime working years, rising wages across all age groups, and bigger wage gains for females.

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More Job Seekers are Attending Job Fairs in Many Parts of Minnesota

Crowds of job seekers and employers standing in a large room at Minneapolis Job and Resource Fair 9-25-25

The numbers of job seekers who attend job fairs can provide an insight into the current job search experience of people looking for work. Job fair attendance changes over time can give a glimpse of larger labor market trends. Read about job fair attendance trends in various parts of Minnesota [ [link removed] ]. 

Do you host regular job fairs or other hiring events? Are more or fewer job seekers participating in job fairs or other hiring events than six months ago or a year ago? Please share your perspectives with [email protected].













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LMI Training Sessions: Winter 2025

Our ""*"Regional Analysis & Outreach unit [ [link removed] ]"*"" has scheduled a set of LMI Training sessions [ [link removed] ] for the winter season. These sessions will cover a variety of topics ranging from regional and industry-specific updates, career exploration, education and training, and other data tools. You can register by using the links on the LMI Training page [ [link removed] ]. 

*DATE & TIME*



*TITLE*



*TRAINER*

     

Monday, December 8
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.



*Career Exploration Tools 101 [ [link removed] ]*



Tim O'Neill

Register [ [link removed] ]



Thursday, December 11
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.



*Healthcare & Social Assistance in the Metro Area [ [link removed] ]*



Tim O'Neill

Register [ [link removed] ]



Monday, December 15
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.



*Manufacturing in the Metro Area [ [link removed] ]*



Tim O'Neill

Register [ [link removed] ]



Thursday, December 18
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.



*Understanding Minnesota’s Labor Market Trends [ [link removed] ]*



Tim O'Neill

Register [ [link removed] ]



Thursday, January 8
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.



*Labor Market Information to Connect Education, Training, and the Workforce [ [link removed] ]*



Carson Gorecki

Register [ [link removed] ]



Wednesday, January 14
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.



*Utilizing Employment Projections & Wage Data [ [link removed] ]*



Amanda Blaschko

Register [ [link removed] ]



Thursday, January 22
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.



*The Latest in Northeast Minnesota's Labor Market [ [link removed] ]*



Carson Gorecki

Register [ [link removed] ]



Tuesday, March 10
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.



*Utilizing Employment Projections & Wage Data [ [link removed] ]*



Amanda Blaschko

Register [ [link removed] ]



""*"Each month, DEED's Regional Analysis & Outreach unit [ [link removed] ] produces a series of blogs exploring local labor market information. "Please reach out to your regional analyst [ [link removed] ] if you or your staff would be interested in having a customized LMI training session [ [link removed] ]. We would be happy to accommodate your training requests, either on LMI Data Tools [ [link removed] ] or local economic conditions [ [link removed] ]!*""










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