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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Minnesota economy

Minnesota produced $515.1 billion of goods and services in 2025, ranking #20 among the states. Below: growth, income, prices, jobs and the industries behind the total.

Capital Saint Paul5,830,405 people, 2025Statehood 1858Plains region
GDP, 2025$515.1B#20 of 51 · 1.7% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+0.7%#47 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$78,197#17 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20264.5%#39 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Fig. 1GDP, 1997–2025Current dollars and real (chained 2017) dollars, billions
$0B$200B$400B$600B200020052010201520202025Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars

BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.

Industries, 2025

Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.

IndustryValue addedSharevs US shareRank
Real estate$65.0B12.6%−1.1 pp33
Government$49.2B9.5%−1.6 pp40
Manufacturing$58.0B11.3%+1.8 pp17
Finance & insurance$46.8B9.1%+0.4 pp18
Professional services$35.5B6.9%−1.1 pp23
Health care$51.9B10.1%+2.5 pp5
Wholesale trade$39.1B7.6%+1.3 pp8
Retail trade$29.2B5.7%−0.2 pp37
Information$16.3B3.2%−2.6 pp26
Construction$26.0B5.0%+0.7 pp17
Transportation & warehousing$16.5B3.2%−0.1 pp27
Accommodation & food$13.1B2.5%−0.6 pp45
Administrative & waste services$12.1B2.3%−0.6 pp45
Other services$11.2B2.2%+0.1 pp25
Management of companies$17.0B3.3%+1.5 pp2
Utilities$8.5B1.6%0.0 pp31
Mining, oil & gas$1.6B0.3%−1.0 pp24
Education$4.7B0.9%−0.2 pp24
Arts & recreation$5.7B1.1%+0.1 pp18
Agriculture$8.0B1.6%+0.7 pp12
Fig. 2Unemployment rate, 2000–2026Monthly, seasonally adjusted, percent of the labor force
0%5%10%15%200020052010201520202025Unemployment rate

BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.

Metro areas in Minnesota

Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.

Metro areaPopulationGDPIncome per personUnemployment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI3,757,952$369.3B$82,8443.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN308,266$33.3B$81,8342.0%
Duluth, MN-WI281,815$18.2B$60,0084.7%
Fargo, ND-MN267,793$22.0B$69,4752.7%
Rochester, MN230,742$18.8B$71,3793.3%
St. Cloud, MN205,878$15.0B$63,5994.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN170,763$12.3B$63,6172.9%
Mankato, MN105,193$7.6B$59,0973.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN104,184$7.6B$65,1482.8%