Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
by Oriane Casale
February 2025
The unemployment rate remained level at 3.0% in Minnesota in January on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The number of unemployed decreased to 92,898, and the number of employed increased to 3,050,513. The labor force grew to 3,143,411, and the labor force participation rate ticked up to 68.1%.
The U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 4.0% in January on a seasonally adjusted basis. The labor force participation rate also ticked up to 62.6%.
| Unemployment Rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January
2025 |
December 2024 | January 2024 | |
| Minnesota | |||
| Seasonally Adjusted | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Not Seasonally Adjusted | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| United States | |||
| Seasonally Adjusted | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| Not Seasonally Adjusted | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.1% |