Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Duluth fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2021 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Minnesota rate. The unemployment rate in Duluth peaked in May 2020 at 14.3% and is now 10.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Duluth unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | August 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.2% | -0.2 | -3.2 |
| Minnesota | 3.8% | -0.1 | -2.8 |
| Duluth | 4.2% | 0.0 | -3.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Duluth, Minnesota, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Duluth, Minnesota Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Duluth peaked in May 2020 at 20,113. There are now 14,250 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,455 in January 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 408. Duluth employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Duluth, Minnesota) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | August 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | 5,863 | -10 | -4,692 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Minnesota Unemployment Rate |
Duluth Unemployment Rate |
Duluth Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 |
4.8% | 3.7% | — | — |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 5,863 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 5,873 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 5,961 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 5,829 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 5,713 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 5,524 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5,591 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5,455 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 7,102 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 7,645 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 8,351 |
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. ↩
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