Overall unemployment rate moved up to 3.5% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 300 roles, based on the most recently available information published in April 2022.
Total employment in the Duluth, MN-WI market declined by 126 jobs in March and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 3.5%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 39 bps over the same time to 3.8%.
- Duluth, MN-WI unemployment rate is 25 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 150 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 1.4% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.3% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 30,800; -200
- Government: 24,900; +200
- Transportation & Utilities: 23,900; -100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 13,700; +300
- Construction, Mining: 9,400; +200
- Manufacturing: 8,200; no change
- Business Services: 8,000; -100
- Other Jobs: 5,900; +100
- Financial Services: 5,000; no change
- IT & Development: 1,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through March 2022 (Data published April 2022 and reports created on April 27, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.