Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Duluth fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Minnesota rate. The unemployment rate in Duluth peaked in June 2009 at 9.9% and is now 3.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.6% in January 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Duluth unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Minnesota	5.8%	+0.1	-0.8
Duluth	6.7%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Duluth, Minnesota, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Duluth, Minnesota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Duluth peaked in July 2009 at 14,619. There are now 4,864 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,581 in January 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 174. Duluth employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Duluth, Minnesota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Duluth	9,755	+109	-804

Number of Unemployed Persons

Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Minnesota Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	5.6%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	5.8%	6.7%	9,755
February 2012	8.3%	5.7%	6.7%	9,646
January 2012	8.3%	5.6%	6.6%	9,581
December 2011	8.5%	5.7%	6.9%	10,006
November 2011	8.7%	5.9%	7.1%	10,465
October 2011	8.9%	6.1%	7.5%	11,165
September 2011	9.0%	6.3%	7.8%	11,667
August 2011	9.1%	6.5%	8.0%	11,981
July 2011	9.1%	6.6%	7.9%	11,836
June 2011	9.1%	6.7%	7.5%	11,199
May 2011	9.0%	6.6%	7.3%	10,854
April 2011	9.0%	6.6%	7.1%	10,529