Civilian labor force in Minneapolis, MN

Civilian labor force in Minneapolis, MN was 254,898 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 45 cities in 2025.

2025, persons254,898

Change on 2024+1.2%

Rank1st of 45Cities in Minnesota ranked

Series high257,4282020

Series low202,0901993

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Civilian labor force in Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	254,898
2024	251,841
2023	251,548
2022	248,099
2021	249,328
2020	257,428
2019	252,325
2018	248,348
2017	247,406
2016	242,385
2015	232,780
2014	230,940
2013	227,152
2012	223,346
2011	222,483
2010	219,594
2009	213,927
2008	215,942
2007	213,824
2006	212,673
2005	214,409
2004	217,812
2003	220,183
2002	220,591
2001	222,932
2000	223,961
1999	207,488
1998	206,210
1997	206,329
1996	208,939
1995	210,008
1994	204,344
1993	202,090
1992	203,404
1991	204,754
1990	206,632

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in Minnesota by civilian labor force 45 places

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/minneapolis-mn. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/minneapolis-mn.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/minneapolis-mn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/minneapolis-mn. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the civilian labor force in Minneapolis, MN?

Civilian labor force in Minneapolis, MN was 254,898 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 45 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Minneapolis, MN?

257,428 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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