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Unemployed people in Minneapolis, MN

Unemployed people in Minneapolis, MN was 9,350 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 26.8% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 45 cities in 2025.

2025, persons9,350
Change on 2024+26.8%
Rank1st of 45Cities in Minnesota ranked
Series high18,6972020
Series low5,6602022

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Unemployed people in Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025

5,00010K15K20K19901996200220082014202020251990: 8,848 persons1991: 9,767 persons1992: 9,852 persons1993: 9,667 persons1994: 7,777 persons1995: 6,932 persons1996: 7,962 persons1997: 6,561 persons1998: 5,685 persons1999: 5,777 persons2000: 6,661 persons2001: 8,381 persons2002: 10,357 persons2003: 10,955 persons2004: 10,609 persons2005: 8,769 persons2006: 8,266 persons2007: 9,230 persons2008: 10,888 persons2009: 15,501 persons2010: 15,008 persons2011: 13,704 persons2012: 11,948 persons2013: 10,684 persons2014: 9,002 persons2015: 8,026 persons2016: 7,957 persons2017: 7,440 persons2018: 6,269 persons2019: 7,027 persons2020: 18,697 persons2021: 9,892 persons2022: 5,660 persons2023: 6,366 persons2024: 7,374 persons2025: 9,350 persons5,00010K15K20K19902002201420251990: 8,848 persons1991: 9,767 persons1992: 9,852 persons1993: 9,667 persons1994: 7,777 persons1995: 6,932 persons1996: 7,962 persons1997: 6,561 persons1998: 5,685 persons1999: 5,777 persons2000: 6,661 persons2001: 8,381 persons2002: 10,357 persons2003: 10,955 persons2004: 10,609 persons2005: 8,769 persons2006: 8,266 persons2007: 9,230 persons2008: 10,888 persons2009: 15,501 persons2010: 15,008 persons2011: 13,704 persons2012: 11,948 persons2013: 10,684 persons2014: 9,002 persons2015: 8,026 persons2016: 7,957 persons2017: 7,440 persons2018: 6,269 persons2019: 7,027 persons2020: 18,697 persons2021: 9,892 persons2022: 5,660 persons2023: 6,366 persons2024: 7,374 persons2025: 9,350 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20259,350
20247,374
20236,366
20225,660
20219,892
202018,697
20197,027
20186,269
20177,440
20167,957
20158,026
20149,002
201310,684
201211,948
201113,704
201015,008
200915,501
200810,888
20079,230
20068,266
20058,769
200410,609
200310,955
200210,357
20018,381
20006,661
19995,777
19985,685
19976,561
19967,962
19956,932
19947,777
19939,667
19929,852
19919,767
19908,848

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/minneapolis-mn. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/minneapolis-mn.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Minneapolis, MN, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/minneapolis-mn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Minneapolis, MN?

Unemployed people in Minneapolis, MN was 9,350 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 26.8% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 45 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Minneapolis, MN?

18,697 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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