Wright County’s October jobless rate stayed nearly unchanged from September.
New statistics from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development show that Wright County’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 1.5 percent, identical to September, and a half-point lower than the same period a year ago.
The Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data chart shows that Wright County’s labor force, employed and unemployed numbers for October all were nearly identical to the previous month. October also marks the seventh consecutive month of unemployment below 2 percent.