Labor Market Information Data Home UIS Home

Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

August 2020

	Minnesota	2018 Claims	2019 Claims	2020 Claims	2018/ 2019 % Change	2019/ 2020 % Change	Click for historical data
	Total Claims	10,547	9,627	46,632	-8.7 %	384.4 %

Major Industry (NAICS codes)

11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	84	58	137	-31.0 %	136.2 %
21	Mining	16	18	51	12.5 %	183.3 %
22	Utilities	87	68	108	-21.8 %	58.8 %
23	Construction	2,018	1,768	4,510	-12.4 %	155.1 %
31	Manufacturing	1,374	1,400	6,167	1.9 %	340.5 %
42	Wholesale Trade	387	397	1,316	2.6 %	231.5 %
44	Retail Trade	909	767	3,963	-15.6 %	416.7 %
48	Transportation and Warehousing	283	237	1,428	-16.3 %	502.5 %
51	Information	203	152	853	-25.1 %	461.2 %
52	Finance and Insurance	298	271	654	-9.1 %	141.3 %
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	137	112	376	-18.2 %	235.7 %
54	Professional and Technical Services	637	565	1,665	-11.3 %	194.7 %
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	232	198	883	-14.7 %	346.0 %
56	Administrative and Waste Services	910	773	2,496	-15.1 %	222.9 %
61	Educational Services	368	335	1,665	-9.0 %	397.0 %
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,008	953	6,758	-5.5 %	609.1 %
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	154	106	802	-31.2 %	656.6 %
72	Accommodation and Food Services	533	570	5,431	6.9 %	852.8 %
81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	259	259	1,727	0.0 %	566.8 %
92	Public Administration	202	193	900	-4.5 %	366.3 %
99	Unclassified	448	427	4,741	-4.7 %	1,010.3 %

Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)

110000	Management Occupations	783	697	1,950	-11.0 %	179.8 %
130000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	355	348	1,017	-2.0 %	192.2 %
150000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	256	260	918	1.6 %	253.1 %
170000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	127	133	945	4.7 %	610.5 %
190000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	37	33	91	-10.8 %	175.8 %
210000	Community and Social Services Occupations	119	98	399	-17.6 %	307.1 %
230000	Legal Occupations	66	66	166	0.0 %	151.5 %
250000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	270	254	1,486	-5.9 %	485.0 %
270000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	215	181	874	-15.8 %	382.9 %
290000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	188	199	1,695	5.9 %	751.8 %
310000	Healthcare Support Occupations	394	364	2,835	-7.6 %	678.8 %
330000	Protective Service Occupations	57	56	274	-1.8 %	389.3 %
350000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	484	539	6,002	11.4 %	1,013.5 %
370000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	204	149	951	-27.0 %	538.3 %
390000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	116	115	1,420	-0.9 %	1,134.8 %
410000	Sales and Related Occupations	793	677	3,642	-14.6 %	438.0 %
430000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	946	835	2,704	-11.7 %	223.8 %
450000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	82	80	210	-2.4 %	162.5 %
470000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	2,160	1,884	4,804	-12.8 %	155.0 %
490000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	296	263	1,147	-11.1 %	336.1 %
510000	Production Occupations	961	885	3,692	-7.9 %	317.2 %
530000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	333	318	1,650	-4.5 %	418.9 %
550000	Military Specific Occupations	8	5	23	-37.5 %	360.0 %
990000	Unknown	1,297	1,188	7,736	-8.4 %	551.2 %

Demographics

Education
	Less than 12 years	531	470	2,800	-11.5 %	495.7 %
	12 years	3,444	3,231	14,685	-6.2 %	354.5 %
	13-15 years	3,945	3,473	16,191	-12.0 %	366.2 %
	Over 15 years	2,300	2,142	9,991	-6.9 %	366.4 %
	Info. not available	327	311	2,965	-4.9 %	853.4 %
Sex
	Male	6,033	5,598	21,580	-7.2 %	285.5 %
	Female	4,190	3,720	22,097	-11.2 %	494.0 %
	Unspecified	324	309	2,955	-4.6 %	856.3 %
Age
	Under age 22	253	244	3,440	-3.6 %	1,309.8 %
	Age 22 to 29	1,753	1,565	9,766	-10.7 %	524.0 %
	Age 30 to 39	2,559	2,391	10,866	-6.6 %	354.5 %
	Age 40 to 49	2,184	1,957	7,765	-10.4 %	296.8 %
	Age 50 to 59	2,292	2,017	7,336	-12.0 %	263.7 %
	Age 60 to 64	764	780	2,699	2.1 %	246.0 %
	Age 65 and over	374	334	1,551	-10.7 %	364.4 %
	Info. not available	368	339	3,209	-7.9 %	846.6 %
Race
	White	7,799	7,072	30,683	-9.3 %	333.9 %
	Black or African American,	972	841	5,450	-13.5 %	548.0 %
	American Indian or Alaska Native	138	162	531	17.4 %	227.8 %
	Asian	297	287	2,555	-3.4 %	790.2 %
	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	25	32	90	28.0 %	181.3 %
	Race Unknown	1,316	1,233	7,323	-6.3 %	493.9 %
Ethnicity
	Not Hispanic or Latino	8,784	8,078	37,369	-8.0 %	362.6 %
	Hispanic or Latino	482	410	2,589	-14.9 %	531.5 %
	Ethnicity Unknown	1,281	1,139	6,674	-11.1 %	486.0 %

Economic Regions (click to view data by region)

R01000	EDR 1 - Northwest	101	84	446	-16.8 %	431.0 %
R02000	EDR 2 - Headwaters	151	148	486	-2.0 %	228.4 %
R03000	EDR 3 - Arrowhead	739	669	2,431	-9.5 %	263.4 %
R04000	EDR 4 - West Central	256	219	1,017	-14.5 %	364.4 %
R05000	EDR 5 - North Central	260	300	997	15.4 %	232.3 %
R06E00	EDR 6E- Southwest Central	180	188	738	4.4 %	292.6 %
R06W00	EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	76	57	218	-25.0 %	282.5 %
R07E00	EDR 7E- East Central	362	333	1,298	-8.0 %	289.8 %
R07W00	EDR 7W- Central	765	701	3,060	-8.4 %	336.5 %
R08000	EDR 8 - Southwest	337	354	613	5.0 %	73.2 %
R09000	EDR 9 - South Central	401	380	1,691	-5.2 %	345.0 %
R10000	EDR 10 - Southeast	699	657	3,454	-6.0 %	425.7 %
R11000	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	5,413	4,829	25,939	-10.8 %	437.2 %

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

August 2020

Minnesota