SOCDS Census Data: Output for St. Paul city, MN

Place of work data for 1970 are not generally available. For 1980, place of work data are only available for principal cities and suburban places with a 1980 population of 25,000 or more. Also, due to the large number of respondents not reporting Place of Work in the 1980 Census, the 1980 data have been allocated to provide a more accurate comparison with the 1990 and 2000 data.

Place of Work data for 1980 are not available for Eden Prairie,MN; Eagan,MN.

Total Workers and Workers by Class in Place of Work

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Central city of:
St. Paul city, MN		 Suburbs*
Total Workers 1980 1,087,654 195,723 525,840
1990 1,361,205 180,193 677,068
2000 1,628,475 181,035 868,920
Private Wage
and Salary Workers		 1980 870,189 146,524 420,700
1990 1,112,267 139,906 551,197
2000 1,295,725 133,515 685,310
Federal
Government		 1980 26,486 6,666 11,256
1990 27,899 5,989 12,152
2000 27,155 4,965 12,820
State and Local
Government		 1980 129,891 35,585 129,891
1990 135,632 26,467 135,632
2000 163,760 30,050 163,760
Self-Employed 1980 57,690 6,535 57,690
1990 81,795 7,541 81,795
2000 138,650 12,175 138,650
Unpaid
Family Work		 1980 3,453 317 2,786
1990 3,612 290 2,613
2000 3,200 325 2,015


Percent of Workers in Place of Work by Class of Worker

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Central city of:
St. Paul city, MN		 Suburbs*
Private Wage
and Salary Workers		 1980 80.0 74.9 80.0
1990 81.7 77.6 81.4
2000 79.6 73.8 78.9
Federal
Government		 1980 2.4 3.4 2.1
1990 2.0 3.3 1.8
2000 1.7 2.7 1.5
State and Local
Government		 1980 11.9 18.2 24.7
1990 10.0 14.7 20.0
2000 10.1 16.6 18.8
Self-Employed 1980 5.3 3.3 11.0
1990 6.0 4.2 12.1
2000 8.5 6.7 16.0
Unpaid Family
Work		 1980 0.3 0.2 0.5
1990 0.3 0.2 0.4
2000 0.2 0.2 0.2

*Suburb data are defined as the total for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area less the sum of data for these cities: Bloomington city, MN ; Eagan city, MN ; Eden Prairie city, MN ; Minneapolis city, MN ; Minnetonka city, MN ; Plymouth city, MN ; St. Paul city, MN ; click a highlighted city to see its Total Workers table.

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