Helpers--carpenters job market in Minnesota
Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.
The headline
Minnesota industry employment changed 0.7 percentage points above the U.S. benchmark
A data-driven view of the industries that employ Helpers--carpenters in Minnesota.
Verified snapshot
Market at a Glance
Key changes in Minnesota’s weighted industry mix.
Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Published coverage: 18,339 represented establishments, 91.79% of the published industry mix.
Local research
What the data shows for helpers--carpenters in Minnesota
Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.
Construction has the largest positive weighted contribution
The leading industry groups examined cover 96.3% of this occupation's national industry mix. Within that comparison for Minnesota in January to March 2026, Construction accounts for 100.0% of the positive weighted contributions, with its own employment changing +2.2% year over year. These contributions weight industry growth by the national industry mix and do not count occupation jobs created.
January to March 2026 · BLS QCEWIndustry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology
Employment trends
Minnesota industry employment over time
Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.
- Minnesota · 2026 Q1+1.9%
- U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+1.2%
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| Quarter | Minnesota | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +1.8% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +0.7% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +1.3% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +1.3% | 100% |
| 2025 Q2 | +2.6% | 100% |
| 2025 Q3 | +2.5% | 100% |
| 2025 Q4 | +2.1% | 100% |
| 2026 Q1 | +1.9% | 100% |
How to read this chart
State trend and national reference
The solid line follows Minnesota’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.
- Published quarters
- 8
- Earliest quarter
- 2024 Q2
- Latest quarter
- 2026 Q1
- U.S. benchmark
- +1.2%
Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.
Industry context
Where Helpers--carpenters Work
The occupation mix determines which Minnesota industries are weighted into this view.
| Industry group | Occupation mix | Employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly industry wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 88.4% | +2.2% | 18,339 | $1,873 |
| Manufacturing | 3.3% | -0.7% | 8,466 | $1,835 |
| Professional and business services | 2.3% | -0.9% | 43,340 | $2,451 |
| Financial activities | 1.4% | -2.4% | 18,120 | $3,394 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 0.9% | -1.3% | 38,906 | $1,399 |
Which industries are growing?
One weighted industry is growing
Only weighted industries with a published positive Minnesota employment change are listed.
- Construction+2.2%
The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.
Current Minnesota context
Current Minnesota Market Signals
Statewide indicators for all occupations in Minnesota. They are not Helpers--carpenters demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.
Statewide job postings
Indeed job postings · Minnesota
Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score
Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100
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| Observation date | Index (Feb 2020 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | 90.31 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 89.30 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 88.88 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 89.27 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 89.57 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 89.56 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 88.83 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 89.79 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 90.34 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 90.10 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 90.34 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 91.47 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 92.36 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 92.44 |
This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.
Career context
Related occupations
Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.
Questions answered by this release
Helpers--carpenters in Minnesota FAQs
Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.
Is employment growing for Helpers--carpenters in Minnesota?
The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Minnesota industries weighted to Helpers--carpenters changed +1.9% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +1.2% nationwide.
Are wages for Helpers--carpenters rising in Minnesota?
QCEW does not publish pay for Helpers--carpenters in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +6.6% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.
How complete is this Minnesota industry view?
The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 100% of the occupation’s industry mix.
Does this page show current Helpers--carpenters openings?
No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.
Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 100% · full evidence record
Methodology & Sources
Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.
- Occupation
- Helpers--carpenters
- SOC code
- 47-3012
- State
- Minnesota
- QCEW release label
- QCEW 2026 Q1
- Data period
- 2026 Q1
- State industry employment, year over year
- +1.9%State data coverage 100%
- U.S. benchmark, year over year
- +1.2%
- Difference from U.S. benchmark
- +0.7 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
- Establishments, year over year
- +1.2%State data coverage 100%
- Average weekly industry wage, year over year
- +6.6%State data coverage 100%
- Industry mix vintage
- EP-2025-2035
- BLS publication date
- Aug 28, 2026
- Source verification
- Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
- Canonical record URL
- https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/helpers-carpenters/minnesota#evidence-record
- Derived by
- JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix
MethodologyBLS QCEWHow to citeQCEW state context release, 2026 Q1
Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.