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 |
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 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
