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Industry Stats

Staffing Firms Employed 275,800 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

2021 at a Glance:
Minnesota Staffing Statistics

  • Average temporary help workers each week: 53,600
  • Annual employment: 275,800
  • Average annual wage: $49,500
  • Total estimated annual sales: $3.9 Billion
  • Estimated number of offices (2020): 800

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: 2.7 million
  • Average tenure: 10 weeks
  • Annual employment: 14.1 million
  • Average annual wage: $44,000
  • Temporary/contract staffing sales: $144.2 billion
  • Estimated number of offices: 37,000

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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)