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Cities in Minnesota by unemployment rate

Owatonna, MN had the highest unemployment rate of 45 cities in December 2025, at 5.1%. Woodbury, MN had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest5.1Owatonna, MN
Lowest2.9Woodbury, MN
Median3.645 cities
Minnesota4.2History

All cities, December 2025

Owatonna, MN: 5.1 %Owatonna, MN5.1Brooklyn Center, MN: 4.7 %Brooklyn Center, MN4.7White Bear Lake, MN: 4.6 %White Bear Lake, MN4.6Fridley, MN: 4.5 %Fridley, MN4.5St. Cloud, MN: 4.5 %St. Cloud, MN4.5Oakdale, MN: 4.3 %Oakdale, MN4.3Ramsey, MN: 4.3 %Ramsey, MN4.3Maplewood, MN: 4.2 %Maplewood, MN4.2Austin, MN: 4.1 %Austin, MN4.1Brooklyn Park, MN: 4.1 %Brooklyn Park, MN4.1Coon Rapids, MN: 4.1 %Coon Rapids, MN4.1Inver Grove Heights, MN: 4.1 %Inver Grove Heights, MN4.1Blaine, MN: 4 %Blaine, MN4Burnsville, MN: 4 %Burnsville, MN4St. Paul, MN: 3.9 %St. Paul, MN3.9Bloomington, MN: 3.8 %Bloomington, MN3.8Elk River, MN: 3.8 %Elk River, MN3.8Minneapolis, MN: 3.8 %Minneapolis, MN3.8Roseville, MN: 3.8 %Roseville, MN3.8Champlin, MN: 3.7 %Champlin, MN3.7Cottage Grove, MN: 3.6 %Cottage Grove, MN3.6Richfield, MN: 3.6 %Richfield, MN3.6Shakopee, MN: 3.6 %Shakopee, MN3.6Apple Valley, MN: 3.5 %Apple Valley, MN3.5Duluth, MN: 3.5 %Duluth, MN3.5Eagan, MN: 3.5 %Eagan, MN3.5Andover, MN: 3.4 %Andover, MN3.4Edina, MN: 3.4 %Edina, MN3.4Rosemount, MN: 3.4 %Rosemount, MN3.4Savage, MN: 3.4 %Savage, MN3.4Shoreview, MN: 3.4 %Shoreview, MN3.4St. Louis Park, MN: 3.4 %St. Louis Park, MN3.4Chanhassen, MN: 3.3 %Chanhassen, MN3.3Chaska, MN: 3.3 %Chaska, MN3.3Plymouth, MN: 3.3 %Plymouth, MN3.3Prior Lake, MN: 3.3 %Prior Lake, MN3.3Eden Prairie, MN: 3.2 %Eden Prairie, MN3.2Lakeville, MN: 3.2 %Lakeville, MN3.2Maple Grove, MN: 3.2 %Maple Grove, MN3.2Minnetonka, MN: 3.2 %Minnetonka, MN3.2Mankato, MN: 3.1 %Mankato, MN3.1Moorhead, MN: 3.1 %Moorhead, MN3.1Rochester, MN: 3.1 %Rochester, MN3.1Winona, MN: 3.1 %Winona, MN3.1Woodbury, MN: 2.9 %Woodbury, MN2.9Owatonna, MN: 5.1 %Owatonna, MN5.1Brooklyn Center, MN: 4.7 %Brooklyn Center, MN4.7White Bear Lake, MN: 4.6 %White Bear Lake, MN4.6Fridley, MN: 4.5 %Fridley, MN4.5St. Cloud, MN: 4.5 %St. Cloud, MN4.5Oakdale, MN: 4.3 %Oakdale, MN4.3Ramsey, MN: 4.3 %Ramsey, MN4.3Maplewood, MN: 4.2 %Maplewood, MN4.2Austin, MN: 4.1 %Austin, MN4.1Brooklyn Park, MN: 4.1 %Brooklyn Park, MN4.1Coon Rapids, MN: 4.1 %Coon Rapids, MN4.1Inver Grove Heights, MN: 4.1 %Inver Grove Heights, MN4.1Blaine, MN: 4 %Blaine, MN4Burnsville, MN: 4 %Burnsville, MN4St. Paul, MN: 3.9 %St. Paul, MN3.9Bloomington, MN: 3.8 %Bloomington, MN3.8Elk River, MN: 3.8 %Elk River, MN3.8Minneapolis, MN: 3.8 %Minneapolis, MN3.8Roseville, MN: 3.8 %Roseville, MN3.8Champlin, MN: 3.7 %Champlin, MN3.7Cottage Grove, MN: 3.6 %Cottage Grove, MN3.6Richfield, MN: 3.6 %Richfield, MN3.6Shakopee, MN: 3.6 %Shakopee, MN3.6Apple Valley, MN: 3.5 %Apple Valley, MN3.5Duluth, MN: 3.5 %Duluth, MN3.5Eagan, MN: 3.5 %Eagan, MN3.5Andover, MN: 3.4 %Andover, MN3.4Edina, MN: 3.4 %Edina, MN3.4Rosemount, MN: 3.4 %Rosemount, MN3.4Savage, MN: 3.4 %Savage, MN3.4Shoreview, MN: 3.4 %Shoreview, MN3.4St. Louis Park, MN: 3.4 %St. Louis Park, MN3.4Chanhassen, MN: 3.3 %Chanhassen, MN3.3Chaska, MN: 3.3 %Chaska, MN3.3Plymouth, MN: 3.3 %Plymouth, MN3.3Prior Lake, MN: 3.3 %Prior Lake, MN3.3Eden Prairie, MN: 3.2 %Eden Prairie, MN3.2Lakeville, MN: 3.2 %Lakeville, MN3.2Maple Grove, MN: 3.2 %Maple Grove, MN3.2Minnetonka, MN: 3.2 %Minnetonka, MN3.2Mankato, MN: 3.1 %Mankato, MN3.1Moorhead, MN: 3.1 %Moorhead, MN3.1Rochester, MN: 3.1 %Rochester, MN3.1Winona, MN: 3.1 %Winona, MN3.1Woodbury, MN: 2.9 %Woodbury, MN2.9
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Owatonna, MN5.1+1.9 pts
2Brooklyn Center, MN4.7+0.9 pts
3White Bear Lake, MN4.6+1.5 pts
4Fridley, MN4.5+1.3 pts
4St. Cloud, MN4.5+0.9 pts
6Oakdale, MN4.3+1.6 pts
6Ramsey, MN4.3+1.3 pts
8Maplewood, MN4.2+1 pts
9Austin, MN4.1+1.6 pts
9Brooklyn Park, MN4.1+1.2 pts
9Coon Rapids, MN4.1+1.1 pts
9Inver Grove Heights, MN4.1+1.4 pts
13Blaine, MN4+1.3 pts
13Burnsville, MN4+1.3 pts
15St. Paul, MN3.9+1.2 pts
16Bloomington, MN3.8+1.2 pts
16Elk River, MN3.8+0.9 pts
16Minneapolis, MN3.8+1.2 pts
16Roseville, MN3.8+1.1 pts
20Champlin, MN3.7+1.4 pts
21Cottage Grove, MN3.6+1.3 pts
21Richfield, MN3.6+1 pts
21Shakopee, MN3.6+1.2 pts
24Apple Valley, MN3.5+1.1 pts
24Duluth, MN3.5+1 pts
24Eagan, MN3.5+1.3 pts
27Andover, MN3.4+1 pts
27Edina, MN3.4+1.3 pts
27Rosemount, MN3.4+1.3 pts
27Savage, MN3.4+1.1 pts
27Shoreview, MN3.4+1 pts
27St. Louis Park, MN3.4+1 pts
33Chanhassen, MN3.3+1.1 pts
33Chaska, MN3.3+1 pts
33Plymouth, MN3.3+1 pts
33Prior Lake, MN3.3+0.9 pts
37Eden Prairie, MN3.2+1 pts
37Lakeville, MN3.2+1 pts
37Maple Grove, MN3.2+1 pts
37Minnetonka, MN3.2+0.7 pts
41Mankato, MN3.1+0.8 pts
41Moorhead, MN3.1+1.1 pts
41Rochester, MN3.1+0.9 pts
41Winona, MN3.1+0.9 pts
45Woodbury, MN2.9+0.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). 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 rate (measure 03) (Cities in Minnesota by unemployment rate, 2025-12) [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 rate (measure 03), Cities in Minnesota by unemployment rate, 2025-12. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/minnesota-cities?period=2025-12. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Cities in Minnesota by unemployment rate, 2025-12. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/minnesota-cities?period=2025-12.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Minnesota by unemployment rate, 2025-12 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/minnesota-cities?period=2025-12 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Owatonna, MN, with 5.1% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Woodbury, MN, with 2.9% in December 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

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