Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Duluth fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2022 to 2.9%. 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 13.9% and is now 11.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Duluth unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | -0.2 | -2.4 |
Minnesota | 2.5% | -0.2 | -1.2 |
Duluth | 2.9% | -0.2 | -1.5 |
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 19,474. There are now 15,386 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Duluth employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Duluth, Minnesota) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Duluth | 4,088 | -256 | -1,893 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Minnesota Unemployment Rate |
Duluth Unemployment Rate |
Duluth Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 4,088 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 4,344 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4,660 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4,825 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4,826 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4,868 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 5,016 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 5,193 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 5,370 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 5,508 |
May 2021 |
5.8% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 5,628 |
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. ↩