Overall unemployment rate moved up to 4.0% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 500 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2023.
Total employment in the Duluth, MN-WI market rose by 838 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 4.0%. The national unemployment rate increased by 60 bps over the same time to 3.9%.
- Duluth, MN-WI unemployment rate is 14 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is equal to the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 0.8% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -1.0%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 31,400; no change
- Government: 24,400; -200
- Transportation & Utilities: 24,200; -500
- Restaurants & Hotels: 13,500; -100
- Construction, Mining: 9,200; -400
- Manufacturing: 8,300; no change
- Business Services: 7,400; -100
- Other Jobs: 5,700; no change
- Financial Services: 5,000; no change
- IT & Development: 1,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2023 (Data published March 2023 and reports created on March 17, 2023). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.