Here Are The Biggest Employers In Minnesota In 2025

Wondering who’s employing the most Minnesotans in 2025? A new list ranks the state’s top five biggest employers, and while there are some familiar names, this year's list features some new surprises, too.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) just published a list revealing just how many Minnesotans are employed by the various companies, organizations, and businesses here in the Gopher State, as well as which of those organizations has the most employees.

Their list, referencing research done by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal has five familiar names on it, all of them employing a large number of our fellow Minnesotans. Altogether, these five organizations provide jobs for nearly 200,000 residents of the North Star State. That's a pretty decent number of Minnesotans!

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When it comes to employers in the state of Minnesota, the organization that tops the list is one that is pretty familiar to those of us here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.  And the remaining four other employers are just as well-known in 2025.

So, just who are the largest employers in Minnesota? Take a look:

The Largest Employers in Minnesota

1. Mayo Clinic

And again this year, Rochester's own Mayo Clinic (described in the survey as a provider of 'medical care, research and education') tops the DEED list as the largest employer in the North Star State, with 51,000 employees in Minnesota in 2025. Mayo was also in the top spot in several other recent surveys.

2. The State of Minnesota

It takes a lot of employees to keep the state of Minnesota running, apparently. Because Minnesota's state government employs 37,100 Minnesotans across its government buildings in Saint Paul, good for second place on this largest employer survey this year.

3. Fairview Health Services

Another healthcare system placed third on Minnesota's largest employers list in 2025, up from fifth place last year. Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis, an academic health system that includes clinics, hospitals, senior services, pharmacy, and clinical research, employs 36,865 Minnesotans this year.

4. Target Corporation

Target Corporation is a new entry in the top 5 largest employers in Minnesota list in 2025. The retailer, headquartered in downtown Minneapolis, employs 35,000 Minnesotans this year, putting it fourth on the list.

5. Allina Health System

Alina Health System in Minneapolis rounds out the top 5 largest employers in Minnesota in 2025. The medical system, which includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, specialty care centers, and more, employs 29,163 Minnesotans.

Those might be some of the largest employers in Minnesota, but what are the jobs that pay the most? Keep scrolling to take a look at the highest-paying jobs here in the Bold North!

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