Olmsted County jobless rate rises to 4.1 percent in February
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Updated · KROC-AM · Apr 26
Olmsted County jobless rate rises to 4.1 percent in February
9 articles · Updated · KROC-AM · Apr 26
The unemployment rate in Olmsted County increased by 0.1 percentage points from January, reaching its highest level since January 2021.
Overall employment in the Rochester area fell to just under 87,600, down about 4,000 from last summer’s record high, largely due to seasonal factors.
Despite the rise, Olmsted County maintained the lowest unemployment rate in southeastern Minnesota, while Dodge County recorded the region’s highest at 5.8 percent.
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