Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Mankato fell 1.2 percentage points in July 2020 to 5.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points lower than the Minnesota rate. The unemployment rate in Mankato peaked in May 2020 at 8.4% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Mankato unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
Minnesota	7.6%	-1.0	+4.4
Mankato	5.9%	-1.2	+3.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Mankato, Minnesota, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Mankato, Minnesota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Mankato peaked in May 2020 at 5,169. There are now 1,319 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Mankato employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Mankato, Minnesota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Mankato	3,850	-664	+2,210

Number of Unemployed Persons

Mankato, Minnesota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Minnesota Unemployment Rate	Mankato Unemployment Rate	Mankato Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	7.4%	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	7.6%	5.9%	3,850
June 2020	11.1%	8.6%	7.1%	4,514
May 2020	13.3%	9.9%	8.4%	5,169
April 2020	14.7%	8.7%	7.9%	4,811
March 2020	4.4%	2.9%	2.4%	1,521
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	2.5%	1,561
January 2020	3.6%	3.2%	2.6%	1,608
December 2019	3.5%	3.3%	2.7%	1,693
November 2019	3.5%	3.3%	2.7%	1,678
October 2019	3.6%	3.3%	2.7%	1,665
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	2.7%	1,653