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Unemployed people in Rochester, MN

Unemployed people in Rochester, MN was 2,140 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 30.7% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 45 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,140
Change on 2024+30.7%
Rank3rd of 45Cities in Minnesota ranked
Series high3,8922020
Series low8001998

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Unemployed people in Rochester, MN, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,211 persons1991: 1,302 persons1992: 1,337 persons1993: 1,475 persons1994: 1,629 persons1995: 1,319 persons1996: 1,330 persons1997: 1,004 persons1998: 800 persons1999: 1,028 persons2000: 1,387 persons2001: 1,535 persons2002: 2,173 persons2003: 2,418 persons2004: 2,257 persons2005: 1,985 persons2006: 1,960 persons2007: 2,180 persons2008: 2,541 persons2009: 3,618 persons2010: 3,542 persons2011: 3,220 persons2012: 2,704 persons2013: 2,529 persons2014: 2,193 persons2015: 1,837 persons2016: 1,844 persons2017: 1,676 persons2018: 1,508 persons2019: 1,717 persons2020: 3,892 persons2021: 2,105 persons2022: 1,332 persons2023: 1,426 persons2024: 1,637 persons2025: 2,140 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,211 persons1991: 1,302 persons1992: 1,337 persons1993: 1,475 persons1994: 1,629 persons1995: 1,319 persons1996: 1,330 persons1997: 1,004 persons1998: 800 persons1999: 1,028 persons2000: 1,387 persons2001: 1,535 persons2002: 2,173 persons2003: 2,418 persons2004: 2,257 persons2005: 1,985 persons2006: 1,960 persons2007: 2,180 persons2008: 2,541 persons2009: 3,618 persons2010: 3,542 persons2011: 3,220 persons2012: 2,704 persons2013: 2,529 persons2014: 2,193 persons2015: 1,837 persons2016: 1,844 persons2017: 1,676 persons2018: 1,508 persons2019: 1,717 persons2020: 3,892 persons2021: 2,105 persons2022: 1,332 persons2023: 1,426 persons2024: 1,637 persons2025: 2,140 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
20252,140
20241,637
20231,426
20221,332
20212,105
20203,892
20191,717
20181,508
20171,676
20161,844
20151,837
20142,193
20132,529
20122,704
20113,220
20103,542
20093,618
20082,541
20072,180
20061,960
20051,985
20042,257
20032,418
20022,173
20011,535
20001,387
19991,028
1998800
19971,004
19961,330
19951,319
19941,629
19931,475
19921,337
19911,302
19901,211

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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, Rochester, 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, Rochester, 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/rochester-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, Rochester, 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/rochester-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, Rochester, 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/rochester-mn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Rochester, MN?

Unemployed people in Rochester, MN was 2,140 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 30.7% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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 Rochester, MN?

3,892 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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