Rochester, Minnesota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rochester rose 2.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Minnesota rate. The unemployment rate for Rochester in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Rochester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Minnesota	9.9%	+1.2	+6.7
Rochester	10.0%	+2.9	+7.3

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

Unemployment Rate: Rochester, Minnesota, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Rochester, Minnesota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Rochester in May 2020 is at a new high of 12,444.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rochester	12,444	+3,587	+9,052

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rochester, Minnesota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Minnesota Unemployment Rate	Rochester Unemployment Rate	Rochester Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.9%	10.0%	12,444
April 2020	14.7%	8.7%	7.1%	8,857
March 2020	4.4%	2.9%	2.6%	3,249
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	2.7%	3,358
January 2020	3.6%	3.2%	2.7%	3,454
December 2019	3.5%	3.3%	2.9%	3,691
November 2019	3.5%	3.3%	2.9%	3,625
October 2019	3.6%	3.3%	2.8%	3,553
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	2.8%	3,489
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	2.7%	3,438