MSP office market to see attendance boost? Office-using job postings show a promising trend.

- The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant declines in non-remote, office-related job postings starting in early 2020, with YoY decreases deepening through 2021 and into 2023. The lowest points were marked by steep negative changes, reflecting reduced demand for onsite roles during this period. - However, beginning in late 2023 and continuing through 2024 and 2025, the market has shown steady improvement, with multiple months of positive contributions and increasing YoY growth rates. This shift suggests that employers in Minneapolis – St. Paul are gradually stabilizing return-to-office strategies, leading to renewed demand for office-based positions as organizations adapt to evolving workplace dynamics. - As July 2025, YoY trailing 12-months job postings are up over 16k compared to July 2024, a 53% increase. This surge is driven largely by onsite job growth in MSP’s professional services sectors, including over 50% increases in the consulting, research, accounting and recruiting, and engineering, architecture, construction, and building materials sectors, compared to national growth of 25% and 10%, respectively.