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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

October 2020

	Minnesota	2018 Claims	2019 Claims	2020 Claims	2018/ 2019 % Change	2019/ 2020 % Change	Click for historical data
	Total Claims	14,690	14,191	48,754	-3.4 %	243.6 %

Major Industry (NAICS codes)

11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	209	162	279	-22.5 %	72.2 %
21	Mining	50	39	179	-22.0 %	359.0 %
22	Utilities	53	66	117	24.5 %	77.3 %
23	Construction	4,690	4,159	8,496	-11.3 %	104.3 %
31	Manufacturing	1,494	1,594	6,333	6.7 %	297.3 %
42	Wholesale Trade	466	499	1,327	7.1 %	165.9 %
44	Retail Trade	886	918	3,515	3.6 %	282.9 %
48	Transportation and Warehousing	391	380	1,515	-2.8 %	298.7 %
51	Information	171	184	778	7.6 %	322.8 %
52	Finance and Insurance	361	351	663	-2.8 %	88.9 %
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	147	188	381	27.9 %	102.7 %
54	Professional and Technical Services	681	632	1,593	-7.2 %	152.1 %
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	208	255	785	22.6 %	207.8 %
56	Administrative and Waste Services	1,082	1,059	2,645	-2.1 %	149.8 %
61	Educational Services	306	253	1,198	-17.3 %	373.5 %
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	989	987	5,272	-0.2 %	434.1 %
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	308	313	862	1.6 %	175.4 %
72	Accommodation and Food Services	887	874	5,110	-1.5 %	484.7 %
81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	392	357	1,686	-8.9 %	372.3 %
92	Public Administration	459	457	1,049	-0.4 %	129.5 %
99	Unclassified	460	464	4,971	0.9 %	971.3 %

Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)

110000	Management Occupations	825	853	1,963	3.4 %	130.1 %
130000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	394	392	834	-0.5 %	112.8 %
150000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	275	239	572	-13.1 %	139.3 %
170000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	138	181	745	31.2 %	311.6 %
190000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	45	47	83	4.4 %	76.6 %
210000	Community and Social Services Occupations	119	141	312	18.5 %	121.3 %
230000	Legal Occupations	68	51	140	-25.0 %	174.5 %
250000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	193	153	976	-20.7 %	537.9 %
270000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	183	235	769	28.4 %	227.2 %
290000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	213	201	1,256	-5.6 %	524.9 %
310000	Healthcare Support Occupations	376	372	2,339	-1.1 %	528.8 %
330000	Protective Service Occupations	82	64	240	-22.0 %	275.0 %
350000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	704	752	5,457	6.8 %	625.7 %
370000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	483	437	1,367	-9.5 %	212.8 %
390000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	126	110	1,434	-12.7 %	1,203.6 %
410000	Sales and Related Occupations	807	817	3,278	1.2 %	301.2 %
430000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	1,031	995	2,233	-3.5 %	124.4 %
450000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	295	220	374	-25.4 %	70.0 %
470000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	4,740	4,294	8,562	-9.4 %	99.4 %
490000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	360	379	1,195	5.3 %	215.3 %
510000	Production Occupations	964	966	4,014	0.2 %	315.5 %
530000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	661	626	2,210	-5.3 %	253.0 %
550000	Military Specific Occupations	15	13	29	-13.3 %	123.1 %
990000	Unknown	1,593	1,653	8,372	3.8 %	406.5 %

Demographics

Education
	Less than 12 years	884	865	3,219	-2.1 %	272.1 %
	12 years	5,499	5,216	17,055	-5.1 %	227.0 %
	13-15 years	5,583	5,238	16,563	-6.2 %	216.2 %
	Over 15 years	2,433	2,579	8,248	6.0 %	219.8 %
	Info. not available	291	293	3,669	0.7 %	1,152.2 %
Sex
	Male	9,856	9,444	25,853	-4.2 %	173.8 %
	Female	4,547	4,457	19,239	-2.0 %	331.7 %
	Unspecified	287	290	3,662	1.0 %	1,162.8 %
Age
	Under age 22	410	461	2,825	12.4 %	512.8 %
	Age 22 to 29	2,520	2,419	9,563	-4.0 %	295.3 %
	Age 30 to 39	3,533	3,464	11,317	-2.0 %	226.7 %
	Age 40 to 49	2,969	2,783	8,412	-6.3 %	202.3 %
	Age 50 to 59	3,223	3,015	7,909	-6.5 %	162.3 %
	Age 60 to 64	1,141	1,115	2,978	-2.3 %	167.1 %
	Age 65 and over	535	585	1,786	9.3 %	205.3 %
	Info. not available	359	349	3,964	-2.8 %	1,035.8 %
Race
	White	11,516	10,967	33,216	-4.8 %	202.9 %
	Black or African American,	1,042	1,033	4,549	-0.9 %	340.4 %
	American Indian or Alaska Native	208	240	628	15.4 %	161.7 %
	Asian	292	337	2,059	15.4 %	511.0 %
	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	30	32	116	6.7 %	262.5 %
	Race Unknown	1,602	1,582	8,185	-1.2 %	417.4 %
Ethnicity
	Not Hispanic or Latino	12,346	11,982	38,278	-2.9 %	219.5 %
	Hispanic or Latino	669	674	2,760	0.7 %	309.5 %
	Ethnicity Unknown	1,675	1,535	7,716	-8.4 %	402.7 %

Economic Regions (click to view data by region)

R01000	EDR 1 - Northwest	182	181	752	-0.5 %	315.5 %
R02000	EDR 2 - Headwaters	341	310	725	-9.1 %	133.9 %
R03000	EDR 3 - Arrowhead	1,361	1,269	2,944	-6.8 %	132.0 %
R04000	EDR 4 - West Central	465	447	1,313	-3.9 %	193.7 %
R05000	EDR 5 - North Central	725	593	1,812	-18.2 %	205.6 %
R06E00	EDR 6E- Southwest Central	276	289	920	4.7 %	218.3 %
R06W00	EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	91	139	306	52.7 %	120.1 %
R07E00	EDR 7E- East Central	697	693	1,804	-0.6 %	160.3 %
R07W00	EDR 7W- Central	1,219	1,131	3,849	-7.2 %	240.3 %
R08000	EDR 8 - Southwest	274	190	839	-30.7 %	341.6 %
R09000	EDR 9 - South Central	669	508	1,734	-24.1 %	241.3 %
R10000	EDR 10 - Southeast	990	1,039	3,708	4.9 %	256.9 %
R11000	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	6,345	6,305	22,768	-0.6 %	261.1 %

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

October 2020

Minnesota