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.

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

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.