Duluth, Minnesota Metro Area

MSA: Duluth, MN-WI
counties: Carlton (MN), St. Louis (MN), Douglas (WI)

Population (2017 estimate): 279,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.8%

NFP Employment (2017): 137,000
Average Earnings (2017): $41,920

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.6000,1.7,
2013,1.7000,1.6,
2014,1.2000,1.9,
2015,0.4000,2.1,
2016,0.0000,1.8,
2017,0.7000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,9.6000,2.3,
2013,0.5000,2.0,
2014,10.1000,2.3,
2015,1.0000,2.4,
2016,-1.1000,2.0,
2017,-0.8000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,6.6000,8.1000,
2013,6.1000,7.4000,
2014,5.2000,6.2000,
2015,4.9000,5.3000,
2016,5.6000,4.9000,
2017,4.6000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,38240.00,42068.00,
2013,38430.00,42900.00,
2014,42320.00,43888.00,
2015,42740.00,44928.00,
2016,42260.00,45812.00,
2017,41920.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	5,940	47.3	0.9	$78,690
Business and Financial Operations	4,110	32.7	0.6	$57,110
IT and Mathematical	1,680	13.4	0.5	$61,990
Architecture and Engineering	2,100	16.7	0.9	$70,700
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,240	9.9	1.2	$58,760
Community and Social Services	4,040	32.2	2.2	$38,160
Legal and Judicial	470	3.8	0.5	$60,420
Education, Training, and Library	7,450	59.4	1.0	$48,240
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,260	10.0	0.7	$37,120
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	10,600	84.4	1.4	$56,980
Healthcare Support	5,110	40.7	1.4	$29,160
Protective Services	2,750	21.9	0.9	$40,210
Food Preparation and Serving Related	12,680	101.0	1.1	$19,910
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	4,610	36.8	1.2	$24,000
Personal Care and Services	7,200	57.4	1.8	$22,780
Sales and Related	11,940	95.1	0.9	$23,370
Office and Administrative Support	18,090	144.1	0.9	$33,000
Construction and Extraction	5,100	40.6	1.0	$55,890
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	6,140	48.9	1.3	$43,190
Production	5,640	45.0	0.7	$37,060
Transportation and Material Moving	7,240	57.7	0.8	$34,780