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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

May 2020

	Minnesota	2018 Claims	2019 Claims	2020 Claims	2018/ 2019 % Change	2019/ 2020 % Change	Click for historical data
	Total Claims	12,226	12,298	135,620	0.6 %	1,002.8 %

Major Industry (NAICS codes)

11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	87	79	298	-9.2 %	277.2 %
21	Mining	21	38	1,078	81.0 %	2,736.8 %
22	Utilities	130	72	268	-44.6 %	272.2 %
23	Construction	2,408	2,413	6,687	0.2 %	177.1 %
31	Manufacturing	1,328	1,775	18,384	33.7 %	935.7 %
42	Wholesale Trade	388	459	4,707	18.3 %	925.5 %
44	Retail Trade	885	857	11,819	-3.2 %	1,279.1 %
48	Transportation and Warehousing	437	376	5,529	-14.0 %	1,370.5 %
51	Information	164	166	4,005	1.2 %	2,312.7 %
52	Finance and Insurance	285	320	1,892	12.3 %	491.3 %
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	125	131	1,319	4.8 %	906.9 %
54	Professional and Technical Services	816	732	4,443	-10.3 %	507.0 %
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	178	258	4,338	44.9 %	1,581.4 %
56	Administrative and Waste Services	940	846	7,404	-10.0 %	775.2 %
61	Educational Services	412	340	6,805	-17.5 %	1,901.5 %
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,247	1,154	30,001	-7.5 %	2,499.7 %
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	157	187	2,356	19.1 %	1,159.9 %
72	Accommodation and Food Services	925	943	10,277	1.9 %	989.8 %
81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	445	461	3,926	3.6 %	751.6 %
92	Public Administration	254	243	2,773	-4.3 %	1,041.2 %
99	Unclassified	594	448	7,307	-24.6 %	1,531.0 %

Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)

110000	Management Occupations	765	770	5,617	0.7 %	629.5 %
130000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	496	415	3,373	-16.3 %	712.8 %
150000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	264	242	2,964	-8.3 %	1,124.8 %
170000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	129	120	2,707	-7.0 %	2,155.8 %
190000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	27	28	379	3.7 %	1,253.6 %
210000	Community and Social Services Occupations	118	130	1,292	10.2 %	893.8 %
230000	Legal Occupations	64	76	429	18.8 %	464.5 %
250000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	603	484	4,869	-19.7 %	906.0 %
270000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	216	243	3,114	12.5 %	1,181.5 %
290000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	232	224	10,244	-3.4 %	4,473.2 %
310000	Healthcare Support Occupations	390	380	10,062	-2.6 %	2,547.9 %
330000	Protective Service Occupations	58	61	832	5.2 %	1,263.9 %
350000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	899	906	12,102	0.8 %	1,235.8 %
370000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	177	198	3,037	11.9 %	1,433.8 %
390000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	134	105	3,317	-21.6 %	3,059.0 %
410000	Sales and Related Occupations	748	730	11,651	-2.4 %	1,496.0 %
430000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	1,012	946	9,785	-6.5 %	934.4 %
450000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	87	94	616	8.0 %	555.3 %
470000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	2,654	2,673	7,805	0.7 %	192.0 %
490000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	335	297	3,273	-11.3 %	1,002.0 %
510000	Production Occupations	895	1,286	12,702	43.7 %	887.7 %
530000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	516	540	6,831	4.7 %	1,165.0 %
550000	Military Specific Occupations	12	11	47	-8.3 %	327.3 %
990000	Unknown	1,394	1,339	18,570	-3.9 %	1,286.9 %

Demographics

Education
	Less than 12 years	602	658	8,934	9.3 %	1,257.8 %
	12 years	3,966	4,394	40,005	10.8 %	810.4 %
	13-15 years	4,874	4,630	47,724	-5.0 %	930.8 %
	Over 15 years	2,347	2,344	35,573	-0.1 %	1,417.6 %
	Info. not available	437	272	3,384	-37.8 %	1,144.1 %
Sex
	Male	6,927	7,225	63,319	4.3 %	776.4 %
	Female	4,864	4,802	68,927	-1.3 %	1,335.4 %
	Unspecified	435	271	3,373	-37.7 %	1,144.6 %
Age
	Under age 22	275	286	13,643	4.0 %	4,670.3 %
	Age 22 to 29	2,081	1,941	26,928	-6.7 %	1,287.3 %
	Age 30 to 39	2,959	2,996	31,030	1.3 %	935.7 %
	Age 40 to 49	2,469	2,475	23,150	0.2 %	835.4 %
	Age 50 to 59	2,710	2,827	22,459	4.3 %	694.4 %
	Age 60 to 64	845	951	8,360	12.5 %	779.1 %
	Age 65 and over	400	486	5,687	21.5 %	1,070.2 %
	Info. not available	487	336	4,363	-31.0 %	1,198.5 %
Race
	White	9,108	9,197	89,860	1.0 %	877.1 %
	Black or African American,	1,102	1,072	20,012	-2.7 %	1,766.8 %
	American Indian or Alaska Native	177	164	1,383	-7.3 %	743.3 %
	Asian	259	396	8,765	52.9 %	2,113.4 %
	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	26	26	287	0.0 %	1,003.8 %
	Race Unknown	1,554	1,443	15,312	-7.1 %	961.1 %
Ethnicity
	Not Hispanic or Latino	10,164	10,372	114,695	2.0 %	1,005.8 %
	Hispanic or Latino	527	544	7,113	3.2 %	1,207.5 %
	Ethnicity Unknown	1,535	1,382	13,812	-10.0 %	899.4 %

Economic Regions (click to view data by region)

R01000	EDR 1 - Northwest	239	311	1,730	30.1 %	456.3 %
R02000	EDR 2 - Headwaters	247	226	1,397	-8.5 %	518.1 %
R03000	EDR 3 - Arrowhead	1,004	982	7,270	-2.2 %	640.3 %
R04000	EDR 4 - West Central	346	323	3,009	-6.6 %	831.6 %
R05000	EDR 5 - North Central	314	348	2,970	10.8 %	753.4 %
R06E00	EDR 6E- Southwest Central	240	289	2,080	20.4 %	619.7 %
R06W00	EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	99	108	517	9.1 %	378.7 %
R07E00	EDR 7E- East Central	453	443	3,298	-2.2 %	644.5 %
R07W00	EDR 7W- Central	858	908	9,353	5.8 %	930.1 %
R08000	EDR 8 - Southwest	173	239	1,639	38.2 %	585.8 %
R09000	EDR 9 - South Central	511	566	4,917	10.8 %	768.7 %
R10000	EDR 10 - Southeast	930	964	13,962	3.7 %	1,348.3 %
R11000	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	5,809	5,701	77,191	-1.9 %	1,254.0 %

All Initials Total new and reactivated applications for unemployment benefits.

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

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

Perm. Layoffs Continued 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

May 2020

Minnesota