Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Duluth rose 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Minnesota rate. The unemployment rate in Duluth peaked in June 2009 at 9.4% and is now 5.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Duluth unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Minnesota	3.3%	-0.1	+0.5
Duluth	4.1%	+0.1	+0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 13,853. There are now 8,029 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,137 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 687. Duluth employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Duluth, Minnesota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Duluth	5,824	+86	+687

Number of Unemployed Persons

Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Minnesota Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	4.1%	5,824
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.0%	5,738
June 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.9%	5,656
May 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.9%	5,657
April 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.9%	5,661
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.9%	5,645
February 2019	3.8%	3.1%	3.9%	5,581
January 2019	4.0%	3.0%	3.9%	5,526
December 2018	3.9%	2.9%	3.7%	5,333
November 2018	3.7%	2.9%	3.7%	5,324
October 2018	3.8%	2.8%	3.7%	5,270