Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

 

March 2025

 
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Minnesota

2023
Claims
2024
Claims
2025
Claims
2023/
2024
% Change
2024/
2025
% Change
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historical data
 Total Claims20,11116,98317,319-15.6%2.0%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting224174183-22.3%5.2%
21Mining634854-23.8%12.5%
22Utilities1158490-27.0%7.1%
23Construction4,4664,5963,5922.9%-21.8%
31Manufacturing2,0741,8121,752-12.6%-3.3%
42Wholesale Trade817596723-27.1%21.3%
44Retail Trade1,7921,3141,420-26.7%8.1%
48Transportation and Warehousing8378401,1780.4%40.2%
51Information363225283-38.0%25.8%
52Finance and Insurance610312384-48.9%23.1%
53Real Estate and Rental and Leasing240168223-30.0%32.7%
54Professional and Technical Services1,2689841,167-22.4%18.6%
55Management of Companies and Enterprises484356384-26.4%7.9%
56Administrative and Waste Services1,3601,0551,064-22.4%0.9%
61Educational Services4214214950.0%17.6%
62Health Care and Social Assistance2,0211,4791,596-26.8%7.9%
71Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation281236262-16.0%11.0%
72Accommodation and Food Services1,2041,1541,199-4.2%3.9%
81Other Services, Ex. Public Admin598507609-15.2%20.1%
92Public Administration529311372-41.2%19.6%
99Unclassified344311289-9.6%-7.1%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000Management Occupations 1,2759311,036-27.0%11.3%
130000Business and Financial Operations Occupations 530437515-17.5%17.8%
150000Computer and Mathematical Occupations 441343485-22.2%41.4%
170000Architecture and Engineering Occupations 249156165-37.3%5.8%
190000Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 5863648.6%1.6%
210000Community and Social Services Occupations 170154208-9.4%35.1%
230000Legal Occupations 747172-4.1%1.4%
250000Education, Training, and Library Occupations 21933541653.0%24.2%
270000Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ937253350-73.0%38.3%
290000Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations333298229-10.5%-23.2%
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 619551633-11.0%14.9%
330000Protective Service Occupations 108105124-2.8%18.1%
350000Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 1,1341,1761,1943.7%1.5%
370000Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. 476348370-26.9%6.3%
390000Personal Care and Service Occupations 175153177-12.6%15.7%
410000Sales and Related Occupations 2,2419611,043-57.1%8.5%
430000Office and Administrative Support Occupations 1,6339241,070-43.4%15.8%
450000Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 191188218-1.6%16.0%
470000Construction and Extraction Occupations 4,7264,6983,744-0.6%-20.3%
490000Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 5495675423.3%-4.4%
510000Production Occupations 1,1921,2611,3245.8%5.0%
530000Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 9221,1681,32026.7%13.0%
550000Military Specific Occupations 10 100.0%0.0%
990000Unknown1,8471,8342,009-0.7%9.5%
Demographics
Education       
 Less than 12 years1,1471,0791,029-5.9%-4.6%
 12 years9,3147,0147,052-24.7%0.5%
 13-15 years6,3895,7425,678-10.1%-1.1%
 Over 15 years3,2593,1473,559-3.4%13.1%
 Info. not available   0.0%0.0%
Sex       
 Male 12,85311,25510,929-12.4%-2.9%
 Female 7,2585,7286,389-21.1%11.5%
 Unspecified    0.0%0.0%
Age       
 Under age 22 836792791-5.3%-0.1%
 Age 22 to 29 3,6203,3113,322-8.5%0.3%
 Age 30 to 39 5,3674,3644,234-18.7%-3.0%
 Age 40 to 49 4,2983,5623,777-17.1%6.0%
 Age 50 to 59 3,7773,0673,032-18.8%-1.1%
 Age 60 to 64 1,4231,1801,293-17.1%9.6%
 Age 65 and over 690617753-10.6%22.0%
 Info. not available 10090117-10.0%30.0%
Race       
 White15,48412,30312,438-20.5%1.1%
 Black or African American,1,8631,8861,9041.2%1.0%
 American Indian or Alaska Native233229213-1.7%-7.0%
 Asian49757262615.1%9.4%
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander37413610.8%-12.2%
 Race Unknown1,9971,9522,101-2.3%7.6%
Ethnicity       
 Not Hispanic or Latino17,18714,25014,415-17.1%1.2%
 Hispanic or Latino1,0481,1031,2425.2%12.6%
 Ethnicity Unknown 1,8761,6301,662-13.1%2.0%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000EDR 1 - Northwest 25839026451.2%-32.3%
R02000EDR 2 - Headwaters 328292259-11.0%-11.3%
R03000EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,3971,2201,308-12.7%7.2%
R04000EDR 4 - West Central 606414407-31.7%-1.7%
R05000EDR 5 - North Central 552446514-19.2%15.2%
R06E00EDR 6E- Southwest Central 362305383-15.7%25.6%
R06W00EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley1306988-46.9%27.5%
R07E00EDR 7E- East Central 918813733-11.4%-9.8%
R07W00EDR 7W- Central 1,5921,5071,346-5.3%-10.7%
R08000EDR 8 - Southwest 322227232-29.5%2.2%
R09000EDR 9 - South Central 792698720-11.9%3.2%
R10000EDR 10 - Southeast 1,5791,1801,370-25.3%16.1%
R11000EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 10,5598,6909,107-17.7%4.8%
All Initials Total new and reactivated applications for unemployment benefits.
Regular Continued The number of ongoing requests during the week including the 12th of the month.
Regular and PUA Continued The number of ongoing requests during the week including the 12th of the month for benefits under the regular and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) UI programs.
Extended Continued The number of ongoing requests during the week including the 12th of the month under current extension programs.