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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Minnesota after looking at the best places in Minnesota a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Minnesota, the ten worst cities to find a job in the North Star State are:
Brainerd Grand Rapids Hibbing Cloquet Duluth Fairmont New Ulm Austin Winona North Branch
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The North Star State
After getting the data for every place in Minnesota, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Minnesota To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Brainerd
Population: 13,609Recent Job Growth: 0.46%Future Job Growth: 34.40%
2. Grand Rapids
Population: 10,865Recent Job Growth: -0.02%Future Job Growth: 32.90%
3. Hibbing
Population: 16,345Recent Job Growth: 0.39%Future Job Growth: 35.10%
4. Cloquet
Population: 12,097Recent Job Growth: 0.39%Future Job Growth: 34.30%
5. Duluth
Population: 86,239Recent Job Growth: 0.39%Future Job Growth: 35.70%
6. Fairmont
Population: 10,579Recent Job Growth: 0.09%Future Job Growth: 35.50%
7. New Ulm
Population: 13,435Recent Job Growth: 0.59%Future Job Growth: 36.40%
8. Austin
Population: 24,632Recent Job Growth: 0.44%Future Job Growth: 36.90%
9. Winona
Population: 27,727Recent Job Growth: 0.64%Future Job Growth: 37.30%
10. North Branch
Population: 10,057 Recent Job Growth: 0.93%Future Job Growth: 36.10%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Brainerd took the “top” spot as the worst city in Minnesota for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Minnesota, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Minnesota To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
brainerd 1
13,609
0.46%
34.40%
grand rapids 2
10,865
-0.02%
32.90%
hibbing 3
16,345
0.39%
35.10%
cloquet 4
12,097
0.39%
34.30%
duluth 5
86,239
0.39%
35.70%
fairmont 6
10,579
0.09%
35.50%
new ulm 7
13,435
0.59%
36.40%
austin 8
24,632
0.44%
36.90%
winona 9
27,727
0.64%
37.30%
north branch 10
10,057
0.93%
36.10%
big lake 11
10,029
0.92%
36.50%
big lake 12
10,029
0.92%
36.50%
elk river 13
23,011
0.92%
36.50%
bemidji 14
13,485
1.15%
35.90%
brooklyn center 15
30,144
0.93%
37.40%
buffalo 16
15,379
0.93%
36.70%
white bear lake 17
23,797
0.93%
36.80%
columbia heights 18
19,549
0.93%
37.50%
anoka 19
17,250
0.93%
37.50%
oakdale 20
27,508
0.92%
37.40%
st. paul
21
286,171
0.93%
37.60%
monticello 22
12,711
0.93%
36.70%
otsego 23
13,506
0.93%
36.70%
worthington 24
12,701
0.34%
37.20%
rochester 25
106,903
-0.03%
36.10%
st. michael
26
16,263
0.93%
36.70%
albert lea 27
17,969
0.99%
37.50%
brooklyn park 28
75,843
0.92%
37.70%
fridley 29
27,404
0.93%
37.60%
coon rapids 30
61,739
0.93%
37.60%
ramsey 31
23,612
0.93%
37.50%
maplewood 32
38,186
0.93%
37.80%
little canada 33
9,819
0.93%
37.80%
red wing 34
16,444
1.02%
37.60%
north st. paul
35
11,501
0.93%
37.80%
east bethel 36
11,609
0.93%
37.50%
new brighton 37
21,549
0.93%
37.80%
mounds view 38
12,229
0.93%
37.80%
bloomington 39
83,658
0.92%
38.00%
lino lakes 40
20,276
0.93%
37.50%
chaska 41
23,698
0.93%
37.70%
minneapolis 42
385,023
0.93%
38.00%
ham lake 43
15,277
0.93%
37.50%
inver grove heights 44
33,867
0.92%
38.00%
shakopee 45
37,150
0.92%
37.90%
andover 46
30,648
0.93%
37.60%
savage 47
27,143
0.92%
37.80%
prior lake 48
22,946
0.92%
37.80%
west st. paul
49
19,631
0.93%
38.00%
vadnais heights 50
12,449
0.93%
37.80%
waconia 51
10,707
0.93%
37.70%
willmar 52
19,541
1.97%
39.20%
faribault 53
23,297
1.56%
38.10%
hutchinson 54
14,111
2.47%
39.60%
richfield 55
35,347
0.92%
38.30%
fergus falls 56
13,220
3.15%
41.20%
south st. paul
57
20,299
0.93%
38.00%
northfield 58
19,900
1.56%
38.10%
burnsville 59
60,676
0.93%
38.00%
chanhassen 60
23,229
0.93%
37.70%
hastings 61
22,072
0.93%
38.00%
arden hills 62
9,588
0.93%
37.80%
roseville 63
33,833
0.92%
38.30%
st. cloud
64
65,787
2.69%
41.10%
white bear township
65
10,997
0.93%
37.80%
hopkins 66
17,661
0.93%
38.10%
sauk rapids 67
12,784
2.85%
40.50%
blaine 68
57,384
0.93%
38.00%
new hope 69
20,436
0.93%
38.10%
crystal 70
22,242
0.93%
38.10%
robbinsdale 71
14,048
0.93%
38.10%
alexandria 72
11,260
1.64%
39.50%
marshall 73
13,551
1.95%
40.00%
owatonna 74
25,489
2.21%
40.10%
cottage grove 75
34,635
0.92%
38.20%
rosemount 76
21,749
0.93%
38.00%
minnetonka 77
50,151
0.92%
38.40%
farmington 78
20,966
0.93%
38.00%
forest lake 79
18,390
0.93%
38.10%
golden valley 80
20,454
0.93%
38.10%
stillwater 81
18,229
0.93%
38.10%
champlin 82
23,198
0.93%
38.10%
mankato 83
39,246
2.69%
41.70%
sartell 84
15,545
2.85%
41.30%
lakeville 85
55,888
0.93%
38.10%
mendota heights 86
11,140
0.93%
38.00%
maple grove 87
61,802
0.92%
38.70%
hugo 88
13,198
0.93%
38.10%
woodbury 89
62,158
0.92%
38.80%
st. louis park
90
45,403
0.93%
38.70%
eagan 91
64,538
0.93%
38.40%
st. peter
92
11,247
2.69%
42.20%
moorhead 93
38,091
2.69%
42.50%
apple valley 94
49,336
0.93%
38.50%
rogers 95
10,035
0.93%
38.10%
plymouth 96
70,895
0.93%
38.50%
shoreview 97
25,200
0.93%
38.70%
north mankato 98
13,320
2.69%
42.20%
edina 99
48,155
0.93%
38.80%
eden prairie 100
60,843
0.93%
38.90%
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