Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Duluth fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.9%. 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 9.6% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Duluth unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Minnesota	3.1%	+0.1	0.0
Duluth	3.9%	-0.3	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 8,509 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,107 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 544. Duluth employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Duluth, Minnesota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Duluth	5,651	-396	-234

Number of Unemployed Persons

Duluth, Minnesota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Minnesota Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployment Rate	Duluth Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.1%	3.9%	5,651
January 2019	4.0%	3.0%	4.2%	6,047
December 2018	3.9%	2.9%	4.0%	5,757
November 2018	3.7%	2.9%	3.7%	5,306
October 2018	3.8%	2.8%	3.7%	5,310
September 2018	3.7%	2.8%	3.6%	5,107
August 2018	3.8%	2.8%	3.7%	5,246
July 2018	3.9%	2.8%	3.6%	5,229
June 2018	4.0%	2.8%	3.7%	5,331
May 2018	3.8%	2.9%	3.8%	5,527
April 2018	3.9%	3.0%	3.8%	5,619