St. Louis County vs. Minnesota
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Total Employment Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
St. Louis County vs. Minnesota
St. Louis County:
2022 Jobs = 122,185
2022 Percent of State = 3.18%
Minnesota:
2022 Jobs = 3,844,786
2022 Percent of U.S. = 1.81%
Employment numbers remain the most popular and frequently cited statistics used for tracking local area economic conditions and trends. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) employment estimates reported measure the number of full- and part-time wage and salary employees, plus the number of proprietors of unincorporated businesses. People holding more than one job are counted in the employment estimates for each job they hold. This means BEA employment estimates represent a job count, not a people count. Also, BEA employment is by place-of-work, rather than by place-of-residence. Jobs held by neighboring county residents who commute to St. Louis County to work are included in the employment count for St. Louis County.
Data Definition:
The BEA employment series for states and local areas comprises estimates of the number of jobs, full-time plus part-time, by place of work. Full-time and part-time jobs are counted at equal weight. Employees, sole proprietors, and active partners are included, but unpaid family workers and volunteers are not included. Proprietors employment consists of the number of sole proprietorships and the number of partners in partnerships. The description "by place of work" applies to the wage and salary portion of the series and, with relatively little error, to the entire series. The proprietors employment portion of the series, however, is more nearly by place of residence because, for nonfarm sole proprietorships, the estimates are based on IRS tax data that reflect the address from which the proprietor's individual tax return is filed, which is usually the proprietor's residence. The nonfarm partnership portion of the proprietors employment series reflects the tax-filing address of the partnership, which may be either the residence of one of the partners or the business address of the partnership. The employment estimates are designed to be consistent with the estimates of wages and salaries and proprietors' income that are part of the personal income series. The employment estimates are based on the same sets of source data as the corresponding earnings estimates and are prepared with parallel methodologies. Two forms of proprietors' income-the income of limited partnerships and the income of tax-exempt cooperatives-have no corresponding employment estimates.
Total Employment, 1969-2022
Total Employment, 1969-2022
Figure 1.
Figure 1 traces St. Louis County's annual total employment for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate total employment patterns over time. During this 54-year period, St. Louis County's total employment rose from 89,183 in 1969 to 122,185 in 2022, for a net gain of 33,002, or 37.00%.
Total Employment, 1969-2022
Total Employment, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Minnesota's annual total employment for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate total employment patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Minnesota's total employment rose from 1,690,875 in 1969 to 3,844,786 in 2022, for a net gain of 2,153,911, or 127.38%.
Total Employment as a Percent of the Minnesota Total: 1969-2022
Total Employment as a Percent of the Minnesota Total: 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Another interesting and insightful way of contrasting the total employment growth of St. Louis County is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Minnesota's statewide total employment over time, as shown in Figure 3. A rising share means a region's total employment grew faster, or declined less, than Minnesota's total employment, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, St. Louis County's total employment totaled 5.27% of Minnesota's total employment, while in 2022 it comprised 3.18% thereby yielding a -2.10% share-shift.
   
 
Total Employment Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
St. Louis County
-2.10%
=
3.18%
-
5.27%
*Percent figures may not add due to rounding by a factor of ± 0.01%.
 
   
St. Louis County Total Employment:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
St. Louis County Total Employment: Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 4.
Figure 4 shows the short-run pattern of St. Louis County's total employment growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-year period is also illustrated on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, St. Louis County's total employment grew at an annual rate of 0.63% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1978 (4.59%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1982 (-9.09%). In 2022, St. Louis County's total employment grew by 2.59%
St. Louis County Total Employment:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
St. Louis County Total Employment: Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 5 again illustrates the annual percent change in St. Louis County's total employment since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, St. Louis County's annual total employment growth rate averaged 1.70%. It averaged -0.50% during the 1980s, 1.69% throughout the 1990s, 0.13% during the 2000s, 0.46% throughout the 2010s, -0.51% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Job Ratios (Employment/Population)
as a Percent of the U.S. Average:
1969-2022
Job Ratios (Employment/Population) as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Figure 6.
To highlight trends in a local job ratio relative to nationwide trends, Figure 6 tracks St. Louis County's, Minnesota's job ratio as a percent of the national job ratio over 1969-2022.

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St. Louis County:
Total Employment, 1969-2022
Year
 
Jobs
Index1
Percent
Change
Percent of
Statewide
Total
Job Ratio:
Jobs ÷
Population
Job Ratio:
Percent of
U.S. Avg.
1969
 
89,183
100.0
N
5.27
0.40
87.87
1970
 
90,238
101.2
1.18
5.31
0.41
91.18
1971
 
90,697
101.7
0.51
5.32
0.41
92.21
1972
 
91,484
102.6
0.87
5.14
0.42
92.15
1973
 
93,884
105.3
2.62
5.00
0.43
92.52
1974
 
95,409
107.0
1.62
4.97
0.44
94.25
1975
 
98,234
110.1
2.96
5.12
0.45
98.70
1976
 
101,664
114.0
3.49
5.14
0.46
98.73
1977
 
98,749
110.7
-2.87
4.86
0.45
93.62
1978
 
103,284
115.8
4.59
4.87
0.47
94.93
1979
 
105,318
118.1
1.97
4.75
0.48
94.62
1980
 
103,767
116.4
-1.47
4.62
0.47
93.22
1981
 
101,779
114.1
-1.92
4.56
0.46
92.33
1982
 
92,531
103.8
-9.09
4.22
0.43
86.29
1983
 
88,476
99.2
-4.38
3.99
0.42
84.01
1984
 
90,513
101.5
2.30
3.89
0.43
84.98
1985
 
91,025
102.1
0.57
3.82
0.45
85.66
1986
 
91,864
103.0
0.92
3.80
0.46
87.00
1987
 
93,637
105.0
1.93
3.73
0.47
88.21
1988
 
96,161
107.8
2.70
3.73
0.49
89.33
1989
 
99,447
111.5
3.42
3.78
0.50
91.28
1990
 
101,217
113.5
1.78
3.76
0.51
91.96
1991
 
103,743
116.3
2.50
3.82
0.52
95.52
1992
 
105,186
117.9
1.39
3.81
0.52
97.29
1993
 
104,918
117.6
-0.25
3.72
0.52
96.58
1994
 
107,237
120.2
2.21
3.69
0.53
97.52
1995
 
110,257
123.6
2.82
3.68
0.56
99.94
1996
 
112,918
126.6
2.41
3.69
0.57
101.28
1997
 
114,364
128.2
1.28
3.68
0.57
101.06
1998
 
116,131
130.2
1.55
3.64
0.58
101.50
1999
 
117,598
131.9
1.26
3.61
0.59
101.49
2000
 
119,474
134.0
1.60
3.59
0.60
101.61
2001
 
117,914
132.2
-1.31
3.52
0.59
100.84
2002
 
118,334
132.7
0.36
3.55
0.59
102.81
2003
 
117,707
132.0
-0.53
3.52
0.59
102.86
2004
 
118,565
132.9
0.73
3.50
0.59
103.17
2005
 
119,864
134.4
1.10
3.48
0.60
103.57
2006
 
121,579
136.3
1.43
3.48
0.61
103.99
2007
 
123,352
138.3
1.46
3.48
0.62
104.05
2008
 
123,282
138.2
-0.06
3.50
0.62
104.73
2009
 
118,952
133.4
-3.51
3.47
0.59
104.97
2010
 
118,740
133.1
-0.18
3.48
0.59
106.14
2011
 
119,633
134.1
0.75
3.45
0.60
105.60
2012
 
119,632
134.1
0.00
3.41
0.60
104.67
2013
 
121,407
136.1
1.48
3.41
0.60
104.94
2014
 
122,557
137.4
0.95
3.40
0.61
104.35
2015
 
123,570
138.6
0.83
3.37
0.61
103.87
2016
 
123,508
138.5
-0.05
3.34
0.61
103.07
2017
 
124,716
139.8
0.98
3.34
0.62
103.22
2018
 
124,958
140.1
0.19
3.31
0.62
101.94
2019
 
124,486
139.6
-0.38
3.29
0.62
101.65
2020
 
115,816
129.9
-6.96
3.21
0.58
98.27
2021
 
119,096
133.5
2.83
3.21
0.60
97.84
2022
 
122,185
137.0
2.59
3.18
0.61
96.07
11969 = 100
NData not available for this year or not meaningful.
Source: Calculations by the Minnesota Regional Economic Analysis Project (MN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_1000_PSN
 
   

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Minnesota:
Total Employment, 1969-2022
Year
 
Jobs
Index1
Percent
Change
Percent of
Nationwide
Total
Job Ratio:
Jobs ÷
Population
Job Ratio:
Percent of
U.S. Avg.
1969
 
1,690,875
100.0
N
1.86
0.45
99.47
1970
 
1,698,995
100.5
0.48
1.86
0.45
99.43
1971
 
1,706,080
100.9
0.42
1.86
0.44
100.02
1972
 
1,780,093
105.3
4.34
1.89
0.46
102.15
1973
 
1,877,806
111.1
5.49
1.91
0.48
103.78
1974
 
1,921,458
113.6
2.32
1.92
0.49
105.03
1975
 
1,920,410
113.6
-0.05
1.94
0.49
106.57
1976
 
1,976,597
116.9
2.93
1.95
0.50
106.98
1977
 
2,033,789
120.3
2.89
1.94
0.51
106.91
1978
 
2,121,891
125.5
4.33
1.93
0.53
107.29
1979
 
2,217,688
131.2
4.51
1.96
0.55
109.00
1980
 
2,248,180
133.0
1.37
1.97
0.55
109.71
1981
 
2,232,802
132.1
-0.68
1.94
0.54
108.44
1982
 
2,192,337
129.7
-1.81
1.92
0.53
107.68
1983
 
2,219,348
131.3
1.23
1.92
0.54
108.34
1984
 
2,324,144
137.5
4.72
1.93
0.56
109.37
1985
 
2,385,204
141.1
2.63
1.93
0.57
109.55
1986
 
2,417,493
143.0
1.35
1.92
0.57
109.36
1987
 
2,509,308
148.4
3.80
1.94
0.59
110.81
1988
 
2,580,304
152.6
2.83
1.93
0.60
109.95
1989
 
2,633,745
155.8
2.07
1.93
0.61
110.04
1990
 
2,691,896
159.2
2.21
1.95
0.61
110.66
1991
 
2,717,271
160.7
0.94
1.97
0.61
112.49
1992
 
2,762,016
163.3
1.65
2.00
0.61
114.06
1993
 
2,816,645
166.6
1.98
2.00
0.62
114.15
1994
 
2,903,666
171.7
3.09
2.01
0.63
114.93
1995
 
2,994,740
177.1
3.14
2.02
0.64
115.69
1996
 
3,056,007
180.7
2.05
2.02
0.65
115.64
1997
 
3,109,004
183.9
1.73
2.01
0.65
115.15
1998
 
3,189,396
188.6
2.59
2.01
0.66
115.33
1999
 
3,256,931
192.6
2.12
2.02
0.67
115.45
2000
 
3,330,936
197.0
2.27
2.01
0.68
115.20
2001
 
3,347,326
198.0
0.49
2.02
0.67
115.66
2002
 
3,337,728
197.4
-0.29
2.02
0.67
115.86
2003
 
3,347,012
197.9
0.28
2.02
0.66
115.80
2004
 
3,390,375
200.5
1.30
2.01
0.67
115.57
2005
 
3,448,129
203.9
1.70
2.00
0.67
115.49
2006
 
3,495,694
206.7
1.38
1.99
0.68
114.86
2007
 
3,540,345
209.4
1.28
1.97
0.68
114.07
2008
 
3,526,233
208.5
-0.40
1.97
0.67
114.03
2009
 
3,424,125
202.5
-2.90
1.97
0.65
114.55
2010
 
3,408,488
201.6
-0.46
1.97
0.64
114.81
2011
 
3,468,973
205.2
1.77
1.97
0.65
114.77
2012
 
3,505,288
207.3
1.05
1.96
0.65
114.25
2013
 
3,555,540
210.3
1.43
1.95
0.65
113.74
2014
 
3,603,670
213.1
1.35
1.93
0.66
112.87
2015
 
3,662,633
216.6
1.64
1.92
0.66
112.41
2016
 
3,697,854
218.7
0.96
1.91
0.67
111.61
2017
 
3,735,638
220.9
1.02
1.90
0.67
110.84
2018
 
3,776,940
223.4
1.11
1.89
0.67
109.65
2019
 
3,782,809
223.7
0.16
1.88
0.67
108.94
2020
 
3,607,496
213.4
-4.63
1.85
0.63
107.25
2021
 
3,711,807
219.5
2.89
1.83
0.65
106.43
2022
 
3,844,786
227.4
3.58
1.81
0.67
105.50
11969 = 100
NData not available for this year or not meaningful.
Source: Calculations by the Minnesota Regional Economic Analysis Project (MN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_1000_PSN
 
   

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United States:
Total Employment, 1969-2022
Year
 
Jobs
Index1
Percent
Change
Job Ratio:
Jobs ÷
Population
1969
 
91,053,200
100.0
N
0.45
1970
 
91,277,600
100.2
0.25
0.45
1971
 
91,581,400
100.6
0.33
0.44
1972
 
94,312,200
103.6
2.98
0.45
1973
 
98,427,500
108.1
4.36
0.47
1974
 
100,111,800
109.9
1.71
0.47
1975
 
98,900,600
108.6
-1.21
0.46
1976
 
101,591,200
111.6
2.72
0.47
1977
 
105,042,200
115.4
3.40
0.48
1978
 
109,686,600
120.5
4.42
0.49
1979
 
113,147,100
124.3
3.15
0.50
1980
 
113,983,200
125.2
0.74
0.50
1981
 
114,914,000
126.2
0.82
0.50
1982
 
114,163,300
125.4
-0.65
0.49
1983
 
115,645,700
127.0
1.30
0.49
1984
 
120,528,100
132.4
4.22
0.51
1985
 
123,796,700
136.0
2.71
0.52
1986
 
126,232,300
138.6
1.97
0.53
1987
 
129,548,400
142.3
2.63
0.53
1988
 
133,563,900
146.7
3.10
0.55
1989
 
136,177,800
149.6
1.96
0.55
1990
 
138,330,900
151.9
1.58
0.55
1991
 
137,612,800
151.1
-0.52
0.54
1992
 
138,166,100
151.7
0.40
0.54
1993
 
140,774,400
154.6
1.89
0.54
1994
 
144,196,600
158.4
2.43
0.55
1995
 
147,915,800
162.4
2.58
0.56
1996
 
151,056,200
165.9
2.12
0.56
1997
 
154,541,200
169.7
2.31
0.57
1998
 
158,481,200
174.1
2.55
0.57
1999
 
161,531,300
177.4
1.92
0.58
2000
 
165,370,800
181.6
2.38
0.59
2001
 
165,522,200
181.8
0.09
0.58
2002
 
165,095,100
181.3
-0.26
0.57
2003
 
165,921,500
182.2
0.50
0.57
2004
 
168,839,700
185.4
1.76
0.58
2005
 
172,338,400
189.3
2.07
0.58
2006
 
175,868,600
193.1
2.05
0.59
2007
 
179,543,700
197.2
2.09
0.60
2008
 
179,213,900
196.8
-0.18
0.59
2009
 
173,636,700
190.7
-3.11
0.57
2010
 
172,901,700
189.9
-0.42
0.56
2011
 
176,091,700
193.4
1.84
0.56
2012
 
178,979,700
196.6
1.64
0.57
2013
 
182,328,100
200.2
1.87
0.58
2014
 
186,239,800
204.5
2.15
0.58
2015
 
190,325,800
209.0
2.19
0.59
2016
 
193,425,900
212.4
1.63
0.60
2017
 
196,394,100
215.7
1.53
0.60
2018
 
200,292,200
220.0
1.98
0.61
2019
 
201,635,200
221.4
0.67
0.61
2020
 
195,286,600
214.5
-3.15
0.59
2021
 
202,752,100
222.7
3.82
0.61
2022
 
212,442,000
233.3
4.78
0.64
11969 = 100
NData not available for this year or not meaningful.
Source: Calculations by the Minnesota Regional Economic Analysis Project (MN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_1000_PN
 
   
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