Hospitality employment is volatile.
Minnesota July 2026 Employment Insights
Overall Accommodation & Food Services:
233,835 jobs.
This represents a slight year-over-year decrease compared to July 2025 (234,308).
It also slightly dipped month-over-month from June 2026 (234,191).
Restaurants:
This segment reached 204,248 in July 2026.
Interestingly, while this is a small increase year-over-year (up from 203,986 in July 2025)
It shows a month-over-month decline compared to June 2026 (205,713).
Hotels: The hotel segment recorded 29,587 in July 2026.
Unlike restaurants, hotels saw a year-over-year decrease (down from 30,322 in July 2025)
But they experienced month-over-month growth compared to June 2026 (28,851).