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Minnesota Growing Industries

What are the fastest-growing industries in Minnesota?

These 50 industries are expected to add more new jobs than others from 2016 to 2026.

Industry Percent Growth Sort descending Projected Annual Openings
Food Manufacturing 3.3% 152.8
Hospitals 3.6% 468.4
Specialty Trade Contractors 3.7% 351.1
Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 3.8% 275.6
Ambulatory Health Care Services 3.9% 658.3
Specialty Trade Contractors 4.1% 327.8
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 4.3% 459.4
Construction of Buildings 4.3% 118.1
Social Assistance 4.5% 492.1
Furniture and Related Product Mfg 4.5% 41.1
Broadcasting (except Internet) 4.6% 16.4
Air Transportation 4.6% 62.9
Rail Transportation 4.6% 23
Transit and Ground Passenger Transport 4.6% 68.8
Support Activities for Transportation 4.6% 40.4
Warehousing and Storage 4.6% 85.4
Electrical Equipment and Appliances 4.6% 35.3
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4.7% 121.6
Financial Investment & Related Activity 4.8% 98
Warehousing and Storage 4.8% 59.9
Educational Services 5.2% 1185.6
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 5.8% 621.8
Repair and Maintenance 6.2% 128
Hospitals 6.5% 789.9
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 6.5% 109.3
Waste Management and Remediation Service 7% 48.7
Support Activities for Transportation 7% 47.5
ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing 7.1% 39.5
Administrative and Support Services 7.8% 885.8
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg 8% 79.5
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 8.1% 199
Couriers and Messengers 8.6% 134.4
Chemical Manufacturing 8.6% 107.1
Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing 9.6% 38
Agriculture & Forestry Support Activity 9.8% 27.4
Professional and Technical Services 10.8% 1670.3
Air Transportation 11% 131.7
Membership Organizations & Associations 11.1% 618.6
Other Information Services 12.2% 35.6
Ambulatory Health Care Services 13.3% 1983.3
Forestry and Logging 19.1% 35.3
Personal and Laundry Services 20.3% 471.7
Food Services and Drinking Places 20.6% 3154.3
Accommodation 21.4% 418.6
Transit and Ground Passenger Transport 25.1% 319.5
Social Assistance 26.9% 2586.5
Amusement, Gambling & Recreation Ind 29% 888.8
Museums, Parks and Historical Sites 44.3% 92
Motion Picture & Sound Recording Ind 53.5% 119.9
Performing Arts and Spectator Sports 57.6% 410.5

 

Source: Department of Employment and Economic Development, Employment Outlook Tool