Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

February 2014

	Minnesota	2012 Claims	2013 Claims	2014 Claims	2012/ 2013 % Change	2013/ 2014 % Change	Click for historical data
	Total Claims	22,573	19,154	19,244	-15.1 %	0.5 %

Major Industry (NAICS codes)

11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	140	128	154	-8.6 %	20.3 %
21	Mining	91	69	108	-24.2 %	56.5 %
22	Utilities	78	56	115	-28.2 %	105.4 %
23	Construction	5,051	4,197	4,766	-16.9 %	13.6 %
31	Manufacturing	2,777	2,429	2,519	-12.5 %	3.7 %
42	Wholesale Trade	767	677	602	-11.7 %	-11.1 %
44	Retail Trade	1,878	1,453	1,391	-22.6 %	-4.3 %
48	Transportation and Warehousing	601	502	510	-16.5 %	1.6 %
51	Information	275	283	282	2.9 %	-0.4 %
52	Finance and Insurance	398	341	372	-14.3 %	9.1 %
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	279	212	225	-24.0 %	6.1 %
54	Professional and Technical Services	885	780	865	-11.9 %	10.9 %
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	440	348	326	-20.9 %	-6.3 %
56	Administrative and Waste Services	2,241	2,223	2,044	-0.8 %	-8.1 %
61	Educational Services	482	365	351	-24.3 %	-3.8 %
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,724	1,472	1,350	-14.6 %	-8.3 %
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	311	282	219	-9.3 %	-22.3 %
72	Accommodation and Food Services	1,308	1,080	994	-17.4 %	-8.0 %
81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	600	500	457	-16.7 %	-8.6 %
92	Public Administration	389	335	335	-13.9 %	0.0 %
99	Unclassified	1,858	1,422	1,259	-23.5 %	-11.5 %

Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)

110000	Management Occupations	647	576	566	-11.0 %	-1.7 %
130000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	582	481	561	-17.4 %	16.6 %
150000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	346	293	305	-15.3 %	4.1 %
170000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	182	238	199	30.8 %	-16.4 %
190000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	38	40	41	5.3 %	2.5 %
210000	Community and Social Services Occupations	136	122	104	-10.3 %	-14.8 %
230000	Legal Occupations	129	99	122	-23.3 %	23.2 %
250000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	400	316	263	-21.0 %	-16.8 %
270000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	298	305	259	2.3 %	-15.1 %
290000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	458	380	384	-17.0 %	1.1 %
310000	Healthcare Support Occupations	816	739	639	-9.4 %	-13.5 %
330000	Protective Service Occupations	92	91	79	-1.1 %	-13.2 %
350000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	1,426	1,210	1,123	-15.1 %	-7.2 %
370000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	449	439	400	-2.2 %	-8.9 %
390000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	327	253	216	-22.6 %	-14.6 %
410000	Sales and Related Occupations	1,711	1,384	1,269	-19.1 %	-8.3 %
430000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	1,251	1,090	1,125	-12.9 %	3.2 %
450000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	207	202	234	-2.4 %	15.8 %
470000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	5,606	4,645	5,358	-17.1 %	15.3 %
490000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	968	760	726	-21.5 %	-4.5 %
510000	Production Occupations	2,662	2,173	2,113	-18.4 %	-2.8 %
530000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	1,096	911	960	-16.9 %	5.4 %
550000	Military Specific Occupations	86	91	64	5.8 %	-29.7 %
990000	Unknown	2,658	2,315	2,134	-12.9 %	-7.8 %

Demographics

Education
	Less than 12 years	1,629	1,341	1,252	-17.7 %	-6.6 %
	12 years	8,923	7,406	7,407	-17.0 %	0.0 %
	13-15 years	8,274	7,070	7,271	-14.6 %	2.8 %
	Over 15 years	3,243	2,877	2,977	-11.3 %	3.5 %
	Info. not available	504	460	337	-8.7 %	-26.7 %
Sex
	Male	14,694	12,532	12,834	-14.7 %	2.4 %
	Female	7,379	6,164	6,078	-16.5 %	-1.4 %
	Unspecified	500	458	331	-8.4 %	-27.7 %
Age
	Under age 22	956	775	664	-18.9 %	-14.3 %
	Age 22 to 29	4,532	3,796	3,732	-16.2 %	-1.7 %
	Age 30 to 39	5,215	4,559	4,640	-12.6 %	1.8 %
	Age 40 to 49	5,062	4,101	4,242	-19.0 %	3.4 %
	Age 50 to 59	4,822	4,087	4,234	-15.2 %	3.6 %
	Age 60 to 64	1,025	987	982	-3.7 %	-0.5 %
	Age 65 and over	412	348	377	-15.5 %	8.3 %
	Info. not available	549	501	373	-8.7 %	-25.5 %
Race
	White	18,146	15,253	15,451	-15.9 %	1.3 %
	Black or African American,	1,522	1,344	1,256	-11.7 %	-6.5 %
	American Indian or Alaska Native	256	216	257	-15.6 %	19.0 %
	Asian	584	510	440	-12.7 %	-13.7 %
	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	38	35	45	-7.9 %	28.6 %
	Race Unknown	2,027	1,796	1,795	-11.4 %	-0.1 %
Ethnicity
	Not Hispanic or Latino	19,152	16,316	16,398	-14.8 %	0.5 %
	Hispanic or Latino	820	692	781	-15.6 %	12.9 %
	Ethnicity Unknown	2,601	2,146	2,065	-17.5 %	-3.8 %

Economic Regions (click to view data by region)

R01000	EDR 1 - Northwest	331	316	363	-4.5 %	14.9 %
R02000	EDR 2 - Headwaters	353	294	307	-16.7 %	4.4 %
R03000	EDR 3 - Arrowhead	1,431	1,402	1,332	-2.0 %	-5.0 %
R04000	EDR 4 - West Central	594	511	493	-14.0 %	-3.5 %
R05000	EDR 5 - North Central	889	676	649	-24.0 %	-4.0 %
R06E00	EDR 6E- Southwest Central	533	469	470	-12.0 %	0.2 %
R06W00	EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	139	110	111	-20.9 %	0.9 %
R07E00	EDR 7E- East Central	961	703	897	-26.8 %	27.6 %
R07W00	EDR 7W- Central	1,934	1,676	1,676	-13.3 %	0.0 %
R08000	EDR 8 - Southwest	370	311	325	-15.9 %	4.5 %
R09000	EDR 9 - South Central	958	862	874	-10.0 %	1.4 %
R10000	EDR 10 - Southeast	1,904	1,478	1,668	-22.4 %	12.9 %
R11000	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	10,607	9,042	8,821	-14.8 %	-2.4 %

All Initials Total new and reactivated applications for unemployment benefits.

Perm. Layoff Initials New and reactivated applications due to a permanent loss of job.

Regular Continuing The number of ongoing applications during the week including the 12th for benefits under the regular state UI program.

Perm. Layoff Continuing The number of ongoing applications during the week including the 12th for benefits under the regular state UI program due to permanent loss of job.

Extended Continuing The number of ongoing applications during the week including the 12th for benefits under any federal or state extensions.

Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

February 2014

Minnesota