The St. Cloud region is able to draw from and attract a highly skilled and educated workforce population of over 280,000 people from the entire St. Cloud MSA and beyond due to its central location in the state of Minnesota, large number of major government and businesses located in the City and its significant higher education systems, including the region's largest public university, St. Cloud State University, with a student population of over 16,000 students.
Below is additional information on the St. Cloud MSA's workforce.
St. Cloud MSA has 101,838 jobs (2016 Qtr 1-3).
St. Cloud MSA is home to about 111,756 workers. 24,853 leave the MSA to work and about 34,100 workers commute into MSA for work.
From 2000-2015 St. Cloud's labor force grew by 11.7% (State of MN grew 7%). St. Cloud's MSA is the fastest growing labor force in Greater MN.
From 2015 - 2025, St. Cloud's labor force is expected to increase 2.5%.