St. Cloud, Minnesota Metro Area

MSA: St. Cloud, MN
counties: Benton, Stearns

Population (2016 estimate): 196,000
Unemployment Rate (February 2018): 4.3%

NFP Employment (2016): 108,000
Average Earnings (2016): $42,670

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2011,2.1000,1.2,
2012,1.7000,1.7,
2013,1.8000,1.6,
2014,2.1000,1.9,
2015,0.5000,2.1,
2016,1.1000,1.7,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2011,0.8000,2.8,
2012,-5.4000,2.3,
2013,0.7000,1.9,
2014,1.0000,2.4,
2015,7.0000,2.3,
2016,4.0000,2.0,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2011,6.5000,8.9000,
2012,5.6000,8.1000,
2013,5.1000,7.4000,
2014,4.3000,6.2000,
2015,3.8000,5.3000,
2016,3.8000,4.9000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2011,39860.00,41140.00,
2012,37720.00,42100.00,
2013,37990.00,42900.00,
2014,38360.00,43940.00,
2015,41030.00,44940.00,
2016,42670.00,45850.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	4,550	44.4	0.9	$80,310
Business and Financial Operations	3,870	37.7	0.7	$55,440
IT and Mathematical	1,730	16.8	0.6	$66,370
Architecture and Engineering	850	8.3	0.5	$59,980
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	340	3.3	0.4	$59,130
Community and Social Services	1,380	13.5	0.9	$44,800
Legal and Judicial	470	4.6	0.6	$59,000
Education, Training, and Library	5,580	54.5	0.9	$40,930
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,030	10.0	0.7	$38,260
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	7,190	70.2	1.2	$69,860
Healthcare Support	3,240	31.6	1.1	$30,160
Protective Services	950	9.2	0.4	$44,050
Food Preparation and Serving Related	8,420	82.2	0.9	$20,370
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	3,310	32.3	1.0	$28,500
Personal Care and Services	3,820	37.3	1.2	$23,370
Sales and Related	11,020	107.5	1.0	$26,470
Office and Administrative Support	15,960	155.7	1.0	$34,180
Construction and Extraction	4,720	46.0	1.2	$46,780
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	4,360	42.5	1.1	$41,100
Production	11,770	114.8	1.8	$35,360
Transportation and Material Moving	7,790	76.0	1.1	$33,510