Overall unemployment rate moved up to 3.3% with the biggest shift in Construction, Mining, which lost 400 roles, based on the most recently available information published in February 2022.
Total employment in the Duluth, MN-WI market declined by 546 jobs in December and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 70 bps to 3.3%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 20 bps over the same time to 3.7%.
- Duluth, MN-WI unemployment rate is 39 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 240 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) declined in December versus prior month by -2.5% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.3%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 31,900; no change
- Government: 25,600; -200
- Transportation & Utilities: 24,400; +300
- Restaurants & Hotels: 13,400; -200
- Construction, Mining: 8,600; -400
- Manufacturing: 8,300; -100
- Business Services: 7,500; no change
- Other Jobs: 5,700; no change
- Financial Services: 5,300; +100
- IT & Development: 1,100; +100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through December 2021 (Data published February 2022 and reports created on February 4, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.