Unemployed people in Minnesota

as of September, 2021:

110,970

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Chart

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Labor Force

3,034,729

Employment

2,923,759

Employment-Population Ratio

65.4%

Labor Force Participation Rate

67.9%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Aitkin 7,354 218 2.9 7,572
Anoka 188,374 5,616 2.9 193,990
Becker 18,579 419 2.2 18,998
Beltrami 25,197 615 2.4 25,812
Benton 20,661 635 3.0 21,296
Big Stone 2,343 61 2.5 2,404
Blue Earth 38,079 985 2.5 39,064
Brown 13,276 298 2.2 13,574
Carlton 16,863 536 3.1 17,399
Carver 56,252 1,340 2.3 57,592
Cass 13,787 456 3.2 14,243
Chippewa 6,423 135 2.1 6,558
Chisago 28,484 786 2.7 29,270
Clay 35,702 740 2.0 36,442
Clearwater 4,298 156 3.5 4,454
Cook 3,020 87 2.8 3,107
Cottonwood 6,276 150 2.3 6,426
Crow Wing 32,787 903 2.7 33,690
Dakota 230,618 6,429 2.7 237,047
Dodge 11,537 255 2.2 11,792
Douglas 21,492 445 2.0 21,937
Faribault 6,595 189 2.8 6,784
Fillmore 11,065 238 2.1 11,303
Freeborn 15,327 429 2.7 15,756
Goodhue 25,746 650 2.5 26,396
Grant 3,131 81 2.5 3,212
Hennepin 674,647 22,021 3.2 696,668
Houston 9,845 202 2.0 10,047
Hubbard 9,847 273 2.7 10,120
Isanti 20,220 607 2.9 20,827
Itasca 21,351 700 3.2 22,051
Jackson 5,275 116 2.2 5,391
Kanabec 8,654 270 3.0 8,924
Kandiyohi 23,675 610 2.5 24,285
Kittson 2,210 51 2.3 2,261
Koochiching 5,345 184 3.3 5,529
Lac qui Parle 3,204 62 1.9 3,266
Lake 5,045 137 2.6 5,182
Lake of the Woods 2,275 68 2.9 2,343
Le Sueur 15,173 376 2.4 15,549
Lincoln 2,819 63 2.2 2,882
Lyon 13,181 280 2.1 13,461
Mahnomen 2,095 94 4.3 2,189
Marshall 5,099 122 2.3 5,221
Martin 9,122 243 2.6 9,365
McLeod 17,936 481 2.6 18,417
Meeker 12,538 300 2.3 12,838
Mille Lacs 11,975 409 3.3 12,384
Morrison 16,694 435 2.5 17,129
Mower 19,850 506 2.5 20,356
Murray 4,444 110 2.4 4,554
Nicollet 19,679 453 2.3 20,132
Nobles 10,918 279 2.5 11,197
Norman 2,948 85 2.8 3,033
Olmsted 88,526 2,158 2.4 90,684
Otter Tail 30,799 688 2.2 31,487
Pennington 8,561 195 2.2 8,756
Pine 14,071 443 3.1 14,514
Pipestone 4,269 84 1.9 4,353
Polk 15,264 423 2.7 15,687
Pope 6,264 109 1.7 6,373
Ramsey 274,298 9,761 3.4 284,059
Red Lake 2,136 55 2.5 2,191
Redwood 7,145 178 2.4 7,323
Renville 8,247 224 2.6 8,471
Rice 35,703 926 2.5 36,629
Rock 5,657 90 1.6 5,747
Roseau 7,336 182 2.4 7,518
Scott 80,068 2,093 2.5 82,161
Sherburne 49,859 1,326 2.6 51,185
Sibley 7,744 228 2.9 7,972
St. Louis 96,391 2,941 3.0 99,332
Stearns 85,633 2,510 2.8 88,143
Steele 19,373 519 2.6 19,892
Stevens 5,152 81 1.5 5,233
Swift 4,428 119 2.6 4,547
Todd 12,898 333 2.5 13,231
Traverse 1,568 31 1.9 1,599
Wabasha 11,829 262 2.2 12,091
Wadena 5,667 170 2.9 5,837
Waseca 8,401 269 3.1 8,670
Washington 137,295 3,594 2.6 140,889
Watonwan 6,129 133 2.1 6,262
Wilkin 3,144 75 2.3 3,219
Winona 27,646 632 2.2 28,278
Wright 72,430 1,744 2.4 74,174
Yellow Medicine 4,891 96 1.9 4,987