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

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