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Department of Employment and Economic Development

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Part of Governor of Minnesota

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Location

First National Bank Building

180 East 5th Street, Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101

Leadership

MV
Matt Varilek

Commissioner

Budget (FY2026)

Minnesota State Budget

Total Budget

$1.4B

Spent

$191.1M

14.1% of budget

Obligated

$443.7M

Remaining

$1.7B

Year-over-Year History

Fiscal YearBudgetSpentRemaining
FY2026(current)$1,358,134,539$191,056,688$1,693,963,430
FY2025$1,109,053,943$691,699,134$213,996,271
FY2024$1,334,278,975$861,938,826$577,581,045

Workforce (FY2025)

Minnesota OpenCheckbook

Employees

989

Total Wages

$83.8M

Avg Salary

$84.7K

Overtime

$384.5K

FY2023
$960,144,509
$829,189,527
$189,714,491
FY2022$3,231,372,758$3,120,760,263$199,748,748
FY2021$629,234,982$539,658,621$174,773,064
FY2020$696,644,444$559,478,705$216,029,013