Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

 

April 2026

 
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Minnesota

2024
Claims
2025
Claims
2026
Claims
2024/
2025
% Change
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2026
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 Total Claims15,86815,31114,461-3.5%-5.6%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting147122114-17.0%-6.6%
21Mining433628-16.3%-22.2%
22Utilities1047973-24.0%-7.6%
23Construction3,7012,8992,880-21.7%-0.7%
31Manufacturing1,7911,6351,652-8.7%1.0%
42Wholesale Trade62370053712.4%-23.3%
44Retail Trade1,2651,2401,061-2.0%-14.4%
48Transportation and Warehousing75888183116.2%-5.7%
51Information256244217-4.7%-11.1%
52Finance and Insurance383366417-4.4%13.9%
53Real Estate and Rental and Leasing197194187-1.5%-3.6%
54Professional and Technical Services1,0671,0921,0352.3%-5.2%
55Management of Companies and Enterprises32738235916.8%-6.0%
56Administrative and Waste Services9489748462.7%-13.1%
61Educational Services4534784885.5%2.1%
62Health Care and Social Assistance1,5431,6891,6609.5%-1.7%
71Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation2082282109.6%-7.9%
72Accommodation and Food Services9129439393.4%-0.4%
81Other Services, Ex. Public Admin500462424-7.6%-8.2%
92Public Administration3373692589.5%-30.1%
99Unclassified305298245-2.3%-17.8%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000Management Occupations 1,0041,0479614.3%-8.2%
130000Business and Financial Operations Occupations 597555568-7.0%2.3%
150000Computer and Mathematical Occupations 38643441312.4%-4.8%
170000Architecture and Engineering Occupations 190172134-9.5%-22.1%
190000Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 48724650.0%-36.1%
210000Community and Social Services Occupations 15224816663.2%-33.1%
230000Legal Occupations 826761-18.3%-9.0%
250000Education, Training, and Library Occupations 368339367-7.9%8.3%
270000Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ2792842721.8%-4.2%
290000Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations281254309-9.6%21.7%
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 6346706575.7%-1.9%
330000Protective Service Occupations 10710592-1.9%-12.4%
350000Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 9079739397.3%-3.5%
370000Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. 328293290-10.7%-1.0%
390000Personal Care and Service Occupations 1621711625.6%-5.3%
410000Sales and Related Occupations 1,037987875-4.8%-11.3%
430000Office and Administrative Support Occupations 9621,0429818.3%-5.9%
450000Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 176130127-26.1%-2.3%
470000Construction and Extraction Occupations 3,8812,9983,066-22.8%2.3%
490000Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 473386340-18.4%-11.9%
510000Production Occupations 1,0981,1199811.9%-12.3%
530000Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 9961,0511,0055.5%-4.4%
550000Military Specific Occupations  11 0.0%0.0%
990000Unknown1,7131,9021,64411.0%-13.6%
Demographics
Education       
 Less than 12 years888882822-0.7%-6.8%
 12 years6,3475,9595,598-6.1%-6.1%
 13-15 years5,3764,9114,711-8.6%-4.1%
 Over 15 years3,2513,5543,3289.3%-6.4%
 Info. not available   0.0%0.0%
Sex       
 Male 10,1309,3788,806-7.4%-6.1%
 Female 5,7375,9325,6523.4%-4.7%
 Unspecified    0.0%0.0%
Age       
 Under age 22 686665605-3.1%-9.0%
 Age 22 to 29 3,0482,9302,780-3.9%-5.1%
 Age 30 to 39 4,0003,8223,476-4.5%-9.1%
 Age 40 to 49 3,4813,2233,249-7.4%0.8%
 Age 50 to 59 2,8122,7322,557-2.8%-6.4%
 Age 60 to 64 1,1641,1671,0400.3%-10.9%
 Age 65 and over 59067766414.7%-1.9%
 Info. not available 8795909.2%-5.3%
Race       
 White11,31610,5389,872-6.9%-6.3%
 Black or African American,1,8281,9871,8898.7%-4.9%
 American Indian or Alaska Native238220206-7.6%-6.4%
 Asian5615805883.4%1.4%
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander26353734.6%5.7%
 Race Unknown1,8981,9511,8682.8%-4.3%
Ethnicity       
 Not Hispanic or Latino13,29812,73612,081-4.2%-5.1%
 Hispanic or Latino1,0441,1141,0716.7%-3.9%
 Ethnicity Unknown 1,5261,4611,309-4.3%-10.4%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000EDR 1 - Northwest 2492571583.2%-38.5%
R02000EDR 2 - Headwaters 1982132207.6%3.3%
R03000EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,1121,004893-9.7%-11.1%
R04000EDR 4 - West Central 33840432619.5%-19.3%
R05000EDR 5 - North Central 459344382-25.1%11.0%
R06E00EDR 6E- Southwest Central 341275292-19.4%6.2%
R06W00EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley908672-4.4%-16.3%
R07E00EDR 7E- East Central 701602588-14.1%-2.3%
R07W00EDR 7W- Central 1,3021,1701,213-10.1%3.7%
R08000EDR 8 - Southwest 1911931481.0%-23.3%
R09000EDR 9 - South Central 639559510-12.5%-8.8%
R10000EDR 10 - Southeast 1,1331,100995-2.9%-9.5%
R11000EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 8,5398,5868,2220.6%-4.2%
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.