Long-Term Unemployment

Long-Term Unemployment is the proportion of residents aged 16 through 64 who have been unemployed for at least 12 months. Long-term unemployment rate is calculated using data from American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.

While any period of unemployment has a negative impact on health, long-term unemployment has been shown to have a severe impact. Long durations of unemployment are linked to greater risk of suicide and suicide attempts. Long-Term Unemployment is in the Employment Opportunities domain.

Neighborhood Indicator Value Ranksort descending
Humboldt Industrial Area 0.0% 1
Camden Industrial 0.0% 1
St. Anthony East 1.2% 3
Minnehaha 1.7% 4
Hale 1.8% 5
Northrop 2.5% 6
Keewaydin 2.9% 7
Windom Park 3.0% 8
Ericsson 3.0% 8
King Field 3.2% 10
Tangletown 3.3% 11
Lowry Hill 3.3% 11
Lind - Bohanon 3.3% 11
Waite Park 3.3% 11
Bryn - Mawr 3.6% 15
Columbia Park 3.6% 15
Loring Park 3.8% 17
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 3.8% 17
Bryant 4.0% 19
Lynnhurst 4.2% 20
Whittier 4.2% 20
Bancroft 4.3% 22
Linden Hills 4.3% 22
Diamond Lake 4.3% 22
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 4.3% 22
St. Anthony West 4.3% 22
McKinley 4.4% 27
Como 4.4% 27
Mid - City Industrial 4.4% 27
Central 4.6% 30
East Calhoun (ECCO) 4.6% 30
Standish 4.7% 32
Harrison 4.7% 32
Windom 4.9% 34
Lyndale 5.0% 35
Folwell 5.1% 36
Cleveland 5.2% 37
Fulton 5.2% 37
Elliot Park 5.2% 37
Page 5.2% 37
Kenny 5.2% 37
Morris Park 5.2% 37
East Harriet 5.3% 43
Nicollet Island - East Bank 5.4% 44
Wenonah 5.5% 45
North Loop 5.5% 45
Audubon Park 5.5% 45
Kenwood 5.7% 48
Cedar - Isles - Dean 5.7% 48
Armatage 5.7% 48
Seward 6.0% 51
Cooper 6.1% 52
Howe 6.3% 53
West Calhoun 6.3% 53
East Isles 6.4% 55
Lowry Hill East 6.5% 56
Prospect Park - East River Road 6.7% 57
Field 6.9% 58
Marshall Terrace 6.9% 58
Longfellow 7.0% 60
Powderhorn Park 7.2% 61
Victory 7.3% 62
Corcoran 7.5% 63
Bottineau 7.6% 64
Shingle Creek 7.8% 65
Hiawatha 7.9% 66
Hawthorne 8.1% 67
University of Minnesota 8.2% 68
Marcy Holmes 8.5% 69
Ventura Village 8.6% 70
Logan Park 8.7% 71
Phillips West 8.7% 71
Downtown West 8.8% 73
Sheridan 8.8% 73
Regina 8.9% 75
Jordan 8.9% 75
Beltrami 9.4% 77
Northeast Park 9.4% 77
Willard - Hay 9.9% 79
Cedar Riverside 9.9% 79
Webber - Camden 10.4% 81
Downtown East 11.1% 82
East Phillips 11.7% 83
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 12.3% 84
Holland 13.2% 85
Near - North 14.1% 86
Midtown Phillips 16.9% 87

Key Citations:
1. Katz, Lawrence F. Testimony for the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress. Long-Term Unemployment in the Great Recession, Hearing, April 29, 2010.
Available here

2. Sullivan, Daniel and Till von Wachter, 2009 (as cited in Katz, Lawrence F., 2010).

3. Milner, Allison, Andrew Page, Anthony D. LaMontagne. “Long-Term Unemployment and Suicide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” (2012). PLoS ONE