Unemployment Rate

Minnesota's unemployment rate has stayed on its downward trend, falling to 5.5 percent in December. The Department of Employment and Economic Development officials released statistics Thursday while describing job gains and losses in various sectors.

Minnesota's unemployment rate has dropped another notch to 5.7 percent. The Department of Employment and Economic Development officials released statistics Thursday while describing job gains and losses in various sectors for November.

The unemployment rate in the St. Cloud metro area dropped to its lowest level in four years last month. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says our unemployment rate dropped to 5% in October, down from 5.1% in September.

Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady last month even as the state lost 8,100 jobs. The state Department of Employment and Economic Development said Thursday that October's seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained at 5.8 percent, well below the national unemployment rate of 7.9 percent.

Minnesota's unemployment rate remains a full two percentage points better than the national average.

The unemployment rate in the St. Cloud metro area dropped in August. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says it's now at 5.5%, down from the 5.9% that we had in July.

St. Cloud's unemployment rate for May was 5.7%. That's an uptick from the 5.1% in April, but still a full percentage point below the March rate of 6.7%.

The unemployment rate in the St. Cloud metro area dropped significantly last month. The figures released today (Tuesday) from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development show an unemployment rate for our area at 5.1% - down from 6.7% in March.

Minnesota continued to lose jobs in April, and at a greater number. Yet, the state unemployment rate inched down slightly to 5.6 percent and remains well below the national rate of 8.1 percent.

The unemployment rate for the St. Cloud metro area dropped in March. The Department of Employment and Economic Development says our unemployment rate is now at 6.6%.