From 2020 to 2023 Northwest Minnesota's population grew by over 5,900 people or 1%.
The unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in Minnesota in September on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Minnesota's official unemployment rate is a useful indicator of the health of the state's economy, but it does not tell the whole story.
An analysis of the current month’s employment picture broken out by Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) Survey conducted by the BLS shows that the number of job openings rose to 186,000, up 33.8% over the month in August on a seasonally adjusted basis in Minnesota.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in August and July.
