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Minnesota Economy - Live Data

Tracking the Minnesota economy: unemployment at 4.4% (above the national rate of 4.2%), plus job growth, home prices, and income - all sourced from the Federal Reserve and Bureau of Labor Statistics, in plain English.

Unemployment Rate
4.4%
▲ Above US average (4.2%)
Nonfarm Jobs
3.05M
▲ +0.6% jobs YoY
House Prices (YoY)
+3.8%
▲ Rising
Per-Capita Income
$79K
▲ +4.0% vs prior year
Minnesota vs. United States - Unemployment
Minnesota
4.4%
United States
4.2%

Minnesota is running above the national unemployment rate. At 4.4% vs 4.2% nationally, local job seekers face a somewhat tougher market than the US average.

Jobs & Output
Nonfarm payrolls
3.05M
Job growth (YoY)
+0.6%
Real GDP (2025)
$406B
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.6%

Payrolls are monthly (BLS); GDP and income are annual (BEA). Key sectors in Minnesota: medical devices, retail, and food processing.

Key Numbers - Minnesota
Unemployment4.4%
US unemployment4.2%
Nonfarm jobs3.05M
House prices YoY+3.8%
Per-capita income$78,538
Real GDP$406B
Labor data as ofMay 2026
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National Data
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Data: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) - series MNUR, MNNA, MNSTHPI, MNPCPI, MNRGSP - plus BLS and BEA. Live values load on page open; figures shown are the most recent official releases. Not financial advice.