Employment Rate

Employment Rate is the percentage of residents aged 16 through 64 currently employed. Employment rate is calculated using data from American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.

Employment status and health are strongly related. Compared with the unemployed, employed people are more likely to have better physical well-being and self-esteem, and a lower likelihood of death and mental health problems. Re-employment after a long period of unemployment is also related to improved mental health. Employment Rate is in the Employment Opportunities domain.

Neighborhoodsort ascending Indicator Value Rank
Windom Park 63.5% 62
Windom 68.0% 45
Willard - Hay 55.8% 72
Whittier 72.8% 22
West Calhoun 79.6% 5
Wenonah 66.8% 53
Webber - Camden 53.3% 75
Waite Park 71.8% 28
Victory 66.8% 53
Ventura Village 55.5% 73
University of Minnesota 41.0% 85
Tangletown 71.0% 30
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 44.4% 82
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 69.5% 38
Standish 72.1% 24
St. Anthony West 61.9% 65
St. Anthony East 66.8% 53
Shingle Creek 62.4% 64
Sheridan 70.0% 35
Seward 60.7% 68
Regina 66.3% 57
Prospect Park - East River Road 48.8% 78
Powderhorn Park 70.4% 34
Phillips West 42.4% 84
Page 80.2% 4
Northrop 73.9% 18
Northeast Park 69.1% 41
North Loop 82.2% 1
Nicollet Island - East Bank 72.8% 22
Near - North 46.9% 80
Morris Park 69.3% 39
Minnehaha 68.1% 44
Midtown Phillips 68.0% 45
Mid - City Industrial 75.7% 12
McKinley 52.5% 76
Marshall Terrace 62.5% 63
Marcy Holmes 69.8% 36
Lynnhurst 73.0% 21
Lyndale 67.3% 50
Lowry Hill East 81.3% 3
Lowry Hill 70.7% 31
Loring Park 69.3% 39
Longfellow 67.8% 47
Logan Park 66.5% 56
Linden Hills 77.0% 10
Lind - Bohanon 60.8% 67
King Field 78.4% 7
Kenwood 72.0% 26
Kenny 74.7% 16
Keewaydin 70.7% 31
Jordan 44.5% 81
Humboldt Industrial Area 0.0% 86
Howe 73.1% 20
Holland 64.5% 61
Hiawatha 67.8% 47
Hawthorne 44.1% 83
Harrison 47.9% 79
Hale 78.2% 8
Fulton 75.4% 14
Folwell 54.8% 74
Field 73.8% 19
Ericsson 69.8% 36
Elliot Park 56.6% 70
East Phillips 56.6% 70
East Isles 75.9% 11
East Harriet 72.1% 24
East Calhoun (ECCO) 81.8% 2
Downtown West 60.3% 69
Downtown East 61.7% 66
Diamond Lake 67.3% 50
Corcoran 66.0% 58
Cooper 79.0% 6
Como 75.7% 12
Columbia Park 67.4% 49
Cleveland 67.1% 52
Central 69.0% 43
Cedar Riverside 51.5% 77
Cedar - Isles - Dean 72.0% 26
Camden Industrial 0.0% 86
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 78.2% 8
Bryn - Mawr 70.6% 33
Bryant 64.6% 60
Bottineau 65.2% 59
Beltrami 69.1% 41
Bancroft 75.1% 15
Audubon Park 71.7% 29
Armatage 74.1% 17

Key Citations:
1. An, Jane, et al. “Issue Brief #9 Exploring the Social Determinants of Health; Work, Workplaces and Health” (2011). Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

2. McKee-Ryan, Frances, et al. “Psychological and physical well-being during unemployment (2005). Journal of Applied Psychology.

3. Morris, J.K., et al. “Loss of employment and mortality” (1994). British Medical Journal.

4. Paul, Karsten I. and Klaus Moser. “Unemployment impairs mental health: Meta-analyses” (2009). Journal of Vocational Behavior.

5. Virtanen, Marianna, et al. “Temporary employment and health: a review” (2005). International Journal of Epidemiology.