Overall unemployment rate moved down to 5.0% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 1,000 roles, based on the most recently available information published in April 2021.
Total employment in the Duluth, MN-WI market declined by 640 jobs in March and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 50 bps to 5.0%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 38 bps over the same time to 6.2%.
- Duluth, MN-WI unemployment rate is 118 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 60 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in March versus prior month by 5.8% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.2%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 32,100; -100
- Government: 24,500; -1,000
- Transportation & Utilities: 23,800; +200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 11,700; no change
- Construction, Mining: 8,300; +400
- Manufacturing: 7,900; +100
- Business Services: 7,300; no change
- Other Jobs: 5,500; +100
- Financial Services: 5,300; no change
- IT & Development: 1,100; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through March 2021 (Data published April 2021 and reports created on April 29, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.