Jobless rate

Minnesota's overall job growth rate vastly outperformed the nation as a whole.

While the jobless rate was the highest for the month of May since the pandemic, the rate was still less then a third of the rate from May 2020.

Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was slightly lower last month.

A year ago, the Rochester area experienced a job growth rate of more than 5%.

The job losses reported in the Rochester area were the smallest among Minnesota's largest cities.

Seasonal factors contributed, but the latest statistics show overall employment as drop by about 4000 from the record high reached last summer.

2 counties in the region saw unemployment approaching 6% during the first month of the year.

The report shows Minnesota job growth was flat during the first month of this year.

Local job growth remained strong but was outpaced by an increase in the number of workers.

The local job growth rate still far outpaced the rest of the state and its other largest cities.