Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Duluth rose 0.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.3 percentage points higher than the Minnesota rate. The unemployment rate for Duluth in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Duluth unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Minnesota	9.9%	+1.2	+6.7
Duluth	13.2%	+0.9	+9.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 in May 2020 is at a new high of 18,549. Duluth employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Duluth, Minnesota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Duluth	18,549	+870	+12,948

Number of Unemployed Persons

Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Minnesota Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	8.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.9%	13.2%	18,549
April 2020	14.7%	8.7%	12.3%	17,679
March 2020	4.4%	2.9%	3.9%	5,668
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	4.1%	5,899
January 2020	3.6%	3.2%	4.2%	6,018
December 2019	3.5%	3.3%	4.4%	6,369
November 2019	3.5%	3.3%	4.3%	6,239
October 2019	3.6%	3.3%	4.3%	6,091
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	4.2%	5,942
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	4.1%	5,803
July 2019	3.7%	3.2%	4.0%	5,685