Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

 

February 2023

 
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Minnesota

2021
Claims		2022
Claims		2023
Claims		2021/
2022
% Change		2022/
2023
% Change		Click for
historical data
 Total Claims42,29816,47517,828-61.1 %8.2 %
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting22513898-38.7 %-29.0 %
21Mining1267078-44.4 %11.4 %
22Utilities2079084-56.5 %-6.7 %
23Construction9,0364,9246,033-45.5 %22.5 %
31Manufacturing4,8401,5261,724-68.5 %13.0 %
42Wholesale Trade1,401477576-66.0 %20.8 %
44Retail Trade4,2051,3441,188-68.0 %-11.6 %
48Transportation and Warehousing1,505634614-57.9 %-3.2 %
51Information679220315-67.6 %43.2 %
52Finance and Insurance899290345-67.7 %19.0 %
53Real Estate and Rental and Leasing470197218-58.1 %10.7 %
54Professional and Technical Services1,811706956-61.0 %35.4 %
55Management of Companies and Enterprises829305638-63.2 %109.2 %
56Administrative and Waste Services2,6051,2451,296-52.2 %4.1 %
61Educational Services1,185313292-73.6 %-6.7 %
62Health Care and Social Assistance4,5721,5721,162-65.6 %-26.1 %
71Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation553194214-64.9 %10.3 %
72Accommodation and Food Services3,5921,067911-70.3 %-14.6 %
81Other Services, Ex. Public Admin1,518491476-67.7 %-3.1 %
92Public Administration1,059338303-68.1 %-10.4 %
99Unclassified980334307-65.9 %-8.1 %
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000Management Occupations 2,045772879-62.2 %13.9 %
130000Business and Financial Operations Occupations 954331441-65.3 %33.2 %
150000Computer and Mathematical Occupations 487214328-56.1 %53.3 %
170000Architecture and Engineering Occupations 494189192-61.7 %1.6 %
190000Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 863553-59.3 %51.4 %
210000Community and Social Services Occupations 308126113-59.1 %-10.3 %
230000Legal Occupations 1614764-70.8 %36.2 %
250000Education, Training, and Library Occupations 912256199-71.9 %-22.3 %
270000Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ675230284-65.9 %23.5 %
290000Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations1,010306232-69.7 %-24.2 %
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 1,919706497-63.2 %-29.6 %
330000Protective Service Occupations 2639379-64.6 %-15.1 %
350000Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 4,0761,081924-73.5 %-14.5 %
370000Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. 943422408-55.2 %-3.3 %
390000Personal Care and Service Occupations 1,052258116-75.5 %-55.0 %
410000Sales and Related Occupations 3,4721,137954-67.3 %-16.1 %
430000Office and Administrative Support Occupations 1,885908904-51.8 %-0.4 %
450000Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 344193135-43.9 %-30.1 %
470000Construction and Extraction Occupations 9,3865,1276,325-45.4 %23.4 %
490000Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 1,141482518-57.8 %7.5 %
510000Production Occupations 4,4659581,298-78.5 %35.5 %
530000Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 2,021897963-55.6 %7.4 %
550000Military Specific Occupations 2111 -47.6 %0.0 %
990000Unknown4,1781,6961,915-59.4 %12.9 %
Demographics
Education       
 Less than 12 years3,2571,1381,102-65.1 %-3.2 %
 12 years15,3916,7887,505-55.9 %10.6 %
 13-15 years13,7856,0476,205-56.1 %2.6 %
 Over 15 years9,8572,4953,015-74.7 %20.8 %
 Info. not available   0.0 %0.0 %
Sex       
 Male 26,09610,95812,596-58.0 %14.9 %
 Female 16,2005,5155,232-66.0 %-5.1 %
 Unspecified    0.0 %0.0 %
Age       
 Under age 22 3,189899792-71.8 %-11.9 %
 Age 22 to 29 8,1773,3963,577-58.5 %5.3 %
 Age 30 to 39 9,9354,3564,761-56.2 %9.3 %
 Age 40 to 49 8,3173,3303,822-60.0 %14.8 %
 Age 50 to 59 7,7272,9623,212-61.7 %8.4 %
 Age 60 to 64 2,7649951,138-64.0 %14.4 %
 Age 65 and over 1,802451464-75.0 %2.9 %
 Info. not available 3878662-77.8 %-27.9 %
Race       
 White31,33212,19113,400-61.1 %9.9 %
 Black or African American,4,7881,7381,619-63.7 %-6.8 %
 American Indian or Alaska Native541248244-54.2 %-1.6 %
 Asian1,695479561-71.7 %17.1 %
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander843344-60.7 %33.3 %
 Race Unknown3,8571,7861,960-53.7 %9.7 %
Ethnicity       
 Not Hispanic or Latino36,11013,88514,878-61.5 %7.2 %
 Hispanic or Latino2,5571,0201,151-60.1 %12.8 %
 Ethnicity Unknown 3,6311,5701,799-56.8 %14.6 %
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000EDR 1 - Northwest 442207165-53.2 %-20.3 %
R02000EDR 2 - Headwaters 577278220-51.8 %-20.9 %
R03000EDR 3 - Arrowhead 2,7891,2191,150-56.3 %-5.7 %
R04000EDR 4 - West Central 1,081438403-59.5 %-8.0 %
R05000EDR 5 - North Central 1,232513501-58.4 %-2.3 %
R06E00EDR 6E- Southwest Central 733312644-57.4 %106.4 %
R06W00EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley2358295-65.1 %15.9 %
R07E00EDR 7E- East Central 1,667772885-53.7 %14.6 %
R07W00EDR 7W- Central 3,8131,5231,678-60.1 %10.2 %
R08000EDR 8 - Southwest 600242258-59.7 %6.6 %
R09000EDR 9 - South Central 1,805740738-59.0 %-0.3 %
R10000EDR 10 - Southeast 3,8981,3301,359-65.9 %2.2 %
R11000EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 21,8468,0248,795-63.3 %9.6 %
All Initials Total new and reactivated applications for unemployment benefits.
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.
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