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Minnesota Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 87 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Pope County, Minnesota 0.9%
2 Red Lake County, Minnesota 1.5%
3 Stevens County, Minnesota 1.5%
4 Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota 1.8%
5 Beltrami County, Minnesota 1.8%
6 Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota 1.8%
7 Big Stone County, Minnesota 2.1%
8 Faribault County, Minnesota 2.1%
9 Wright County, Minnesota 2.1%
10 Chippewa County, Minnesota 2.2%
11 Wabasha County, Minnesota 2.2%
12 Jackson County, Minnesota 2.4%
13 Lake County, Minnesota 2.4%
14 Benton County, Minnesota 2.4%
15 Clay County, Minnesota 2.4%
16 Cook County, Minnesota 2.4%
17 Renville County, Minnesota 2.5%
18 Brown County, Minnesota 2.6%
19 Rock County, Minnesota 2.6%
20 Meeker County, Minnesota 2.6%
21 Lincoln County, Minnesota 2.7%
22 Pennington County, Minnesota 2.8%
23 Winona County, Minnesota 3.0%
24 Pipestone County, Minnesota 3.0%
25 Nicollet County, Minnesota 3.0%
26 Marshall County, Minnesota 3.0%
27 Scott County, Minnesota 3.0%
28 Dodge County, Minnesota 3.1%
29 Steele County, Minnesota 3.1%
30 Freeborn County, Minnesota 3.2%
31 Washington County, Minnesota 3.3%
32 McLeod County, Minnesota 3.3%
33 Sherburne County, Minnesota 3.3%
34 Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota 3.4%
35 Lyon County, Minnesota 3.4%
36 Chisago County, Minnesota 3.5%
37 Morrison County, Minnesota 3.5%
38 Goodhue County, Minnesota 3.6%
39 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota 3.6%
40 Dakota County, Minnesota 3.6%
41 Polk County, Minnesota 3.6%
42 Mower County, Minnesota 3.7%
43 Redwood County, Minnesota 3.8%
44 Sibley County, Minnesota 3.9%
45 Anoka County, Minnesota 3.9%
46 Cottonwood County, Minnesota 3.9%
47 Becker County, Minnesota 4.0%
48 Waseca County, Minnesota 4.0%
49 Swift County, Minnesota 4.0%
50 Isanti County, Minnesota 4.1%
51 Le Sueur County, Minnesota 4.1%
52 Roseau County, Minnesota 4.2%
53 Koochiching County, Minnesota 4.2%
54 Stearns County, Minnesota 4.3%
55 Kittson County, Minnesota 4.4%
56 Martin County, Minnesota 4.4%
57 Mille Lacs County, Minnesota 4.4%
58 St. Louis County, Minnesota 4.5%
59 Todd County, Minnesota 4.5%
60 Hubbard County, Minnesota 4.6%
61 Carver County, Minnesota 4.6%
62 Rice County, Minnesota 4.6%
63 Wilkin County, Minnesota 4.7%
64 Ramsey County, Minnesota 4.7%
65 Traverse County, Minnesota 4.9%
66 Kanabec County, Minnesota 4.9%
67 Cass County, Minnesota 5.1%
68 Otter Tail County, Minnesota 5.1%
69 Carlton County, Minnesota 5.1%
70 Crow Wing County, Minnesota 5.2%
71 Norman County, Minnesota 5.5%
72 Watonwan County, Minnesota 5.5%
73 Houston County, Minnesota 5.8%
74 Wadena County, Minnesota 5.8%
75 Aitkin County, Minnesota 5.8%
76 Itasca County, Minnesota 5.8%
77 Pine County, Minnesota 6.0%
78 Fillmore County, Minnesota 6.5%
79 Douglas County, Minnesota 6.5%
80 Murray County, Minnesota 7.3%
81 Blue Earth County, Minnesota 7.3%
82 Clearwater County, Minnesota 7.4%
83 Hennepin County, Minnesota 7.8%
84 Grant County, Minnesota 8.3%
85 Nobles County, Minnesota 9.8%
86 Mahnomen County, Minnesota 10.2%
87 Olmsted County, Minnesota 20.6%