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Industry Statistics

Staffing Firms Employed 299,200 Workers in Minnesota

U.S. staffing agencies assign millions of people to millions of jobs every business day.

Staffing & Recruiting Fact Sheet
state of MN outline

2022 at a Glance:
Minnesota Staffing Statistics

  • Average temporary help workers each week: 57,700
  • Annual employment: 299,200
  • Annual payroll (2021): $2.5 billion
  • Estimated number of offices (2021): 820

Top 5 Temporary Help Occupation Groups—MN

Production
%
Transportation and Material Moving
%
Office and Administrative Support
%
Computer and Mathematical
%
Business and Financial Operations
%

National Staffing Statistics

  • Average temporary/contract employees each week: 2.8 million
  • Average tenure: 10 weeks
  • Annual employment: 14.6 million
  • Temporary/contract staffing sales: $159.1 billion
  • Estimated number of offices: 41,240

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Sources: ASA (2021 national benchmarks); Census CBP (2020 offices); 2017 Economic Census and ASA benchmarks (2021 state sales estimate); 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (top occupations, earnings, weekly employment)