Overall unemployment rate moved up to 4.7% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 1,100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in July 2021.
Total employment in the Duluth, MN-WI market declined by 628 jobs in June and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 60 bps to 4.7%. The national unemployment rate increased by 60 bps over the same time to 6.1%.
- Duluth, MN-WI unemployment rate is 139 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 600 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in June versus prior month by 8% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 1.1% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 31,100; -700
- Government: 25,600; +100
- Transportation & Utilities: 24,000; +300
- Restaurants & Hotels: 13,900; +1,100
- Construction, Mining: 9,700; +500
- Manufacturing: 8,200; +100
- Business Services: 7,600; no change
- Other Jobs: 5,600; no change
- Financial Services: 5,200; no change
- IT & Development: 1,100; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through June 2021 (Data published July 2021 and reports created on July 28, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.