Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Duluth fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Minnesota rate. The unemployment rate in Duluth peaked in June 2009 at 9.6% and is now 5.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Duluth unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Minnesota	3.2%	0.0	-0.3
Duluth	3.8%	-0.1	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 June 2009 at 14,160. There are now 8,554 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Duluth employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Duluth, Minnesota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Duluth	5,606	-58	-1,245

Number of Unemployed Persons

Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Minnesota Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	3.1%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.8%	5,606
March 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.9%	5,664
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	4.0%	5,885
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	4.1%	6,046
December 2017	4.1%	3.3%	4.5%	6,487
November 2017	4.1%	3.3%	4.4%	6,345
October 2017	4.1%	3.3%	4.3%	6,139
September 2017	4.2%	3.3%	4.4%	6,289
August 2017	4.4%	3.4%	4.5%	6,489
July 2017	4.3%	3.4%	4.5%	6,402
June 2017	4.3%	3.4%	4.5%	6,430