Unemployment
and
Labor Force
a quarterly report
Definitions Labor Force Statistics
Labor Force:
All members of the civilian noninstitutional population who are 16 or over and have a job or are actively looking for one are eligible for inclusion in the labor force.
First Quarter 2007
1st Quarter, 2007
not seasonally adjusted
St. Louis County 102,946 99,534 6,412 6.2%
Duluth 45,002 42,630 2,372 5.3%
Balance of St. Louis County 57,944 53,904 4.040 7.0%
NE Minnesota 6.7%
Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rate
U.S. 4.8%
is used by the LAUS program, means all civilian, noninstitutionalized persons age 16 or over who, during the week of the 12th: • worked at least one hour for pay; • worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers on a family farm or in a family-operated business; or • had a job but were temporarily absent (illness, bad weather, vacation, strikes, or other reasons even if not paid).
Employed: “Employed persons,” as the term
Other unemployment rates:
Minnesota 5.1%
Duluth-Sup MSA 6.3%
1st Quarter, 2006
not seasonally adjusted
St. Louis County 103,854 97,509 6,345 6.1%
Duluth 45,813 43,183 2,630 5.7%
Balance of St. Louis County 58,042 54,326 3,715 6.4%
NE Minnesota 6.5%
Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rate
U.S. 5.0%
Unemployed: “Unemployed persons” includes all civilian, noninstitutionalized persons age 16 or over who, during the week of the 12th, were: • not employed, available for work, and engaged in job seeking activities during the last 4 weeks; • waiting to be called back to a job from which they were laid off; or • waiting to report (within 30 days) to a new wage or salaried job. “Unemployed persons” does not count persons who worked at least one hour during the week of the 12th and persons with a job but not at work. Key Labor Force Web Sites
MN Dept of Employment & Economic Development www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi US Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov
Other unemployment rates:
Minnesota 4.9%
Duluth-Sup MSA 6.3%
10 Year Unemployment Trends
not seasonally adjusted 8.0%
unemployment rates, 1997 through first quarter 2007
6.0% Percent Unemployed
4.0%
St. Louis County--All
2.0%
St. Louis County--Rural Duluth Minnesota U.S.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Quarter 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
0.0%
Source: MN Dept of Employment & Economic Development and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prepared by St. Louis County Planning, May 2007