Affirmative Action Statistics

We worked with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to compile and distribute packets to assist employers who are developing affirmative action plans. The Affirmative Action Statistical Packets are compiled for companies to use in completing an availability analysis and utilization/underutilization analysis as mandated under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Section 363A.36.

The packets, which were compiled using 2000 census data, break down the percentage of males, females, whites and minorities working in defined occupations. The data are available for the country, state, regions, counties and metropolitan areas.

Employers should use the packet that corresponds most closely with the area from which they recruit employees. The majority of employers in Minnesota recruit their workers from within commuting distance of their firms. But employers hiring for some positions — for example, professionals and skilled workers — may have a broader recruitment area than for other lower-skilled occupations. In these cases, adjacent regions, states or even the U.S. as a whole should be considered in setting affirmative action program goals.

For information on developing or updating an affirmative action plan, go to the Minnesota Office of Human Rights Web site at www.humanrights.state.mn.us/employers/aa_plans.html

Part 1: General Information

Data Definitions
Occupation Definitions

Part 2: Download Data Packets (organized by region of Minnesota)

United States
Minnesota
Minneapolis - St. Paul MSA
Duluth - Superior MSA
Rochester MSA
St. Cloud MSA
Greater Minnesota (Minnesota excluding Minneapolis - St. Paul MSA)

Northwestern Minnesota

Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, & Norman
Big Stone, Chippewa, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Swift, & Traverse
Cass and Crow Wing
Clay
Douglas, Morrison and Todd
Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau
Otter Tail, Wadena and Wilkin

Northeastern Minnesota

Aitkin and Itasca
Carlton, Cook, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis

Central Minnesota

Benton and Stearns
Chisago and Isanti
Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine
Kandiyohi, Redwood and Renville
McLeod, Meeker and Sibley
Sherburne
Wright

Southwestern Minnesota

Big Stone, Chippewa, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Swift and Traverse
Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin and Watonwan
Brown, Le Sueur and Nicollet
Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and Rock
Dodge, Steele and Waseca
Kandiyohi, Redwood and Renville
Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and Yellow Medicine
McLeod, Meeker and Sibley

Southeastern Minnesota