Unemployed people in St. Cloud, MN

Unemployed people in St. Cloud, MN was 1,656 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 22.5% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 45 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,656
Change on 2024+22.5%
Series high3,0302009
Series low1,0422000

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Unemployed people in St. Cloud, MN, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,615 persons1991: 1,619 persons1992: 1,404 persons1993: 1,501 persons1994: 1,288 persons1995: 1,333 persons1996: 1,844 persons1997: 1,491 persons1998: 1,122 persons1999: 1,089 persons2000: 1,042 persons2001: 1,356 persons2002: 1,607 persons2003: 1,737 persons2004: 1,770 persons2005: 1,668 persons2006: 1,498 persons2007: 1,789 persons2008: 2,194 persons2009: 3,030 persons2010: 2,893 persons2011: 2,560 persons2012: 2,212 persons2013: 1,963 persons2014: 1,706 persons2015: 1,514 persons2016: 1,499 persons2017: 1,366 persons2018: 1,217 persons2019: 1,308 persons2020: 2,979 persons2021: 1,965 persons2022: 1,045 persons2023: 1,169 persons2024: 1,352 persons2025: 1,656 persons1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019902002201420251990: 1,615 persons1991: 1,619 persons1992: 1,404 persons1993: 1,501 persons1994: 1,288 persons1995: 1,333 persons1996: 1,844 persons1997: 1,491 persons1998: 1,122 persons1999: 1,089 persons2000: 1,042 persons2001: 1,356 persons2002: 1,607 persons2003: 1,737 persons2004: 1,770 persons2005: 1,668 persons2006: 1,498 persons2007: 1,789 persons2008: 2,194 persons2009: 3,030 persons2010: 2,893 persons2011: 2,560 persons2012: 2,212 persons2013: 1,963 persons2014: 1,706 persons2015: 1,514 persons2016: 1,499 persons2017: 1,366 persons2018: 1,217 persons2019: 1,308 persons2020: 2,979 persons2021: 1,965 persons2022: 1,045 persons2023: 1,169 persons2024: 1,352 persons2025: 1,656 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
20251,656
20241,352
20231,169
20221,045
20211,965
20202,979
20191,308
20181,217
20171,366
20161,499
20151,514
20141,706
20131,963
20122,212
20112,560
20102,893
20093,030
20082,194
20071,789
20061,498
20051,668
20041,770
20031,737
20021,607
20011,356
20001,042
19991,089
19981,122
19971,491
19961,844
19951,333
19941,288
19931,501
19921,404
19911,619
19901,615

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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, St. Cloud, 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, St. Cloud, 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/st-cloud-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, St. Cloud, 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/st-cloud-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, St. Cloud, 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/st-cloud-mn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in St. Cloud, MN?

Unemployed people in St. Cloud, MN was 1,656 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 22.5% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 St. Cloud, MN?

3,030 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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