Minnesota Employment Demographics

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The Minnesota occupational health and safety indicators are surveillance tools created to measure and track different aspects of the health and safety of Minnesota workers.  Surveillance of occupational health and safety through these indicators will provide useful information and data for those who create new workplace interventions and injury/illness prevention programs.  They will also provide information and data for evaluation of current and ongoing health and safety programs.  Finally, these indicators can help furnish data and information for the prioritization of activities and funding as well as justification for the allocation of limited resources.

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Demographics

This demographic indicator describes various aspects of Minnesota’s employed population.  Data on the numbers and other characteristics of the employed population are available from a variety of sources. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), for example, has data on the most recent employment statistics, employment projections, wages, and many other aspects of employment. For this Indicator, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Geographic Profiles of Employment and Unemployment was used to describe Minnesota’s working population, age 16 and older.  The Geographic profiles are compiled from the Current Population Survey (CPS).   The CPS is a monthly survey of households that is conducted by the BLS to provide data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic and labor force characteristics.

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In 2010 over 2.7 million Minnesotans age 16 and older reported for work on a daily basis.   The unemployment rate for Minnesota in 2010 was 7.3%.  Of the 2.7 million individuals working in Minnesota in 2010, 6.3% were self-employed.  23% of the employed populations were part-time employees, 40% of the employed population worked fewer than 39 hours in a week.  Of the 2.7 million working individuals, 1.4 was male and 1.3 was female.   1.5% of the employed population was between the ages of 16 and 17, 94% of the employed population was between 18 and 64 years old, and the remaining 4.5% were 65 years of age or more.  Of the 2010 Minnesota working population, 93% were white, 3% were black, and 4% were of another race/ethnicity.   

The graphs and tables below show the proportion of workers employed in various types of industries in 2010, as well as the rates and trends of employment in Minnesota during 2000-2010.

Percent of employees by industrial category for the year 2010

This pie chart depicts the percent of the total employed population present in each industry category for the year 2010.  Mining made up 0.1%, construction made up 5.4%, durable goods manufacturing made up 8.3%, nondurable goods manufacturing made up 4.9%, wholesale and retail trade made up 13.9%, transportation and utilities made up 5%, information made up 2.2%, financial activities made up 7.1%, professional and business services made up 9.3%, education and health services made up 24.8%, leisure and hospitality made up 8.5%, other services made up 4.4%, public administration made up 3.3%, and agriculture and related made up 3% of the entire employed population.

Minnesota Unemployment Rate (%) During 2000 to 2010

This graph shows the rate of unemployment (%) for Minnesota beginning in the year 2000 with a rate of 3.3 and ending in 2010 with a rate of 7.3.  All data points can be found in the table: Demographic and Employment Characteristics for Employed Civilians 16 Years of Age and Older in the State of Minnesota, 2000 – 2010.

Hours Worked per Week by Minnesota Employed Civilians Greater than 15 years of Age

This graph shows the proportion of employed Minnesota civilians at least 16 years of age who worked more or less than 40-hours per week beginning in the year 2000 with 62.2% working > 40 hours per week and 37.8% working < 40 hours per week, and ending in 2010 with 60.8% working >40 hours per week and 36.6%.  All data points can be found in the table: Demographic and Employment Characteristics for Employed Civilians 16 Years of Age and Older in the State of Minnesota, 2000 – 2010.

Gender of Minnesota Employed Civilians Greater than 15 years of Age

This graph shows the percentage of Minnesota’s employed civilian population at least 16 years of age for males or females beginning in the year 2000 with 52.1% male and 47.8% female and ending in 2010 with 51.9% male and 48.1% female. All data points can be found in the table: Demographic and Employment Characteristics for Employed Civilians 16 Years of Age and Older in the State of Minnesota, 2000 – 2010.

Age Groups of Minnesota Employed Civilian Population

This graph shows the percent of Minnesota’s employed civilian population at least 16 years of age that fall into three age categories: 16 – 17 years, 18 – 64 years, and ≥ 65 years, beginning in 2000 with 3.9% between 16 – 17 years, 92.8% between 18 – 64 years, and 3.3% ≥65 years, and ending in 2010 with 1.5% between 16 – 17 years, 94% between 18 – 64 years, and 4.5% ≥ 65 years. All data points can be found in the table: Demographic and Employment Characteristics for Employed Civilians 16 Years of Age and Older in the State of Minnesota, 2000 – 2010.

Demographic and Employment Characteristics for Employed Civilians 16 Years of Age and Older in the State of Minnesota, 2000 – 2010

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number Employed
(millions)		 2.65 2.71 2.790 2.78 2.80 2.815 2.81 2.77 2.73 2.70 2.72
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.3 3.7 4.4 5 4.8 3.9 4 4.6 5.5 7.8 7.3
Self Employed (%) 8.1 9.4 8.8 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.3 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.2
Employed Part-Time (%) 19.3 21.7 23.0 21.7 21.8 22.5 22.5 22.4 21.6 23.2 23.2
Working <40 Hours /
Week (%)		 37.8 38.6 39.4 38.6 37.3 38.0 39.6 38.4 38.9 42.7 40.2
Working ≥ 40 Hours/ Week (%) 62.2 61.4 60.7 61.4 62.7 62.0 60.4 61.6 61.0 57.3 60.8
Age 16 – 17 (%) 3. 9 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.32 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.5
Age 18 – 64 (%) 92.8 93.4 94.2 94.7 94.2 94.2 94.1 93.6 94.1 93.8 94.0
Age 65+ (%) 3.3 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.5
Male (%) 52.1 52.8 51.8 52.1 52.5 52.4 51.9 52.2 52.2 51.6 51.9
Female (%) 47.9 47.2 48.2 47.9 47.5 47.6 48.1 47.8 47.8 48.4 48.1
White (%) 94.1 94.5 93.9 92.8 91.6 91.4 91.3 91.1 90.8 92.1 92.5
Black (%) 2.9 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.2
Other Race (%) 3.0 3.0 3.5 4.2 5.4 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.6 4.7 4.3
Hispanic (%) n/a n/a 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.4

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