Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

 

July 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 Claims20,46518,62817,692-9.0%-5.0%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting841038722.6%-15.5%
21Mining672223-67.2%4.5%
22Utilities128101121-21.1%19.8%
23Construction2,8982,3142,583-20.2%11.6%
31Manufacturing2,7012,1821,538-19.2%-29.5%
42Wholesale Trade6686855402.5%-21.2%
44Retail Trade1,5251,2581,177-17.5%-6.4%
48Transportation and Warehousing1,2611,1971,210-5.1%1.1%
51Information2662682800.8%4.5%
52Finance and Insurance358341351-4.7%2.9%
53Real Estate and Rental and Leasing1831941886.0%-3.1%
54Professional and Technical Services9409678962.9%-7.3%
55Management of Companies and Enterprises525460462-12.4%0.4%
56Administrative and Waste Services1,006864830-14.1%-3.9%
61Educational Services3,2383,1182,907-3.7%-6.8%
62Health Care and Social Assistance2,0241,9852,081-1.9%4.8%
71Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation262236235-9.9%-0.4%
72Accommodation and Food Services1,0951,1131,0991.6%-1.3%
81Other Services, Ex. Public Admin5535545030.2%-9.2%
92Public Administration3713893474.9%-10.8%
99Unclassified312277234-11.2%-15.5%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000Management Occupations 1,0099921,016-1.7%2.4%
130000Business and Financial Operations Occupations 5265355211.7%-2.6%
150000Computer and Mathematical Occupations 4054223624.2%-14.2%
170000Architecture and Engineering Occupations 295172146-41.7%-15.1%
190000Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 59725022.0%-30.6%
210000Community and Social Services Occupations 257233252-9.3%8.2%
230000Legal Occupations 6870542.9%-22.9%
250000Education, Training, and Library Occupations 2,8032,6432,486-5.7%-5.9%
270000Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ29634126315.2%-22.9%
290000Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations2922973521.7%18.5%
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 6917417837.2%5.7%
330000Protective Service Occupations 10714110631.8%-24.8%
350000Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 1,4661,3511,329-7.8%-1.6%
370000Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. 261250244-4.2%-2.4%
390000Personal Care and Service Occupations 196189208-3.6%10.1%
410000Sales and Related Occupations 1,0621,022927-3.8%-9.3%
430000Office and Administrative Support Occupations 1,2381,1661,146-5.8%-1.7%
450000Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 1009390-7.0%-3.2%
470000Construction and Extraction Occupations 3,1482,4822,726-21.2%9.8%
490000Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 4504523420.4%-24.3%
510000Production Occupations 2,0081,464976-27.1%-33.3%
530000Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 1,5061,4461,397-4.0%-3.4%
550000Military Specific Occupations    0.0%0.0%
990000Unknown2,2132,0451,908-7.6%-6.7%
Demographics
Education       
 Less than 12 years1,100956946-13.1%-1.0%
 12 years7,7286,8856,463-10.9%-6.1%
 13-15 years7,1096,2905,880-11.5%-6.5%
 Over 15 years4,5264,4904,401-0.8%-2.0%
 Info. not available   0.0%0.0%
Sex       
 Male 10,9009,6299,044-11.7%-6.1%
 Female 9,5648,9988,645-5.9%-3.9%
 Unspecified    0.0%0.0%
Age       
 Under age 22 761706690-7.2%-2.3%
 Age 22 to 29 3,4463,1793,093-7.7%-2.7%
 Age 30 to 39 4,9204,4894,362-8.8%-2.8%
 Age 40 to 49 4,5514,1383,976-9.1%-3.9%
 Age 50 to 59 3,9723,5003,097-11.9%-11.5%
 Age 60 to 64 1,6591,4801,370-10.8%-7.4%
 Age 65 and over 1,014979916-3.5%-6.4%
 Info. not available 14215718810.6%19.7%
Race       
 White14,30612,77411,900-10.7%-6.8%
 Black or African American,2,6142,5672,522-1.8%-1.8%
 American Indian or Alaska Native300266305-11.3%14.7%
 Asian7637747151.4%-7.6%
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander413037-26.8%23.3%
 Race Unknown2,4412,2162,213-9.2%-0.1%
Ethnicity       
 Not Hispanic or Latino17,16115,66314,732-8.7%-5.9%
 Hispanic or Latino1,3731,3521,310-1.5%-3.1%
 Ethnicity Unknown 1,9311,6131,650-16.5%2.3%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000EDR 1 - Northwest 656362168-44.8%-53.6%
R02000EDR 2 - Headwaters 375350239-6.7%-31.7%
R03000EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,004954969-5.0%1.6%
R04000EDR 4 - West Central 549471388-14.2%-17.6%
R05000EDR 5 - North Central 524439415-16.2%-5.5%
R06E00EDR 6E- Southwest Central 34539230713.6%-21.7%
R06W00EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley128258148101.6%-42.6%
R07E00EDR 7E- East Central 808660614-18.3%-7.0%
R07W00EDR 7W- Central 1,5821,4501,341-8.3%-7.5%
R08000EDR 8 - Southwest 513333420-35.1%26.1%
R09000EDR 9 - South Central 817673594-17.6%-11.7%
R10000EDR 10 - Southeast 1,5281,1881,216-22.3%2.4%
R11000EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 10,97410,51710,295-4.2%-2.1%
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.