Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

 

August 2023

 
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Minnesota

2021
Claims
2022
Claims
2023
Claims
2021/
2022
% Change
2022/
2023
% Change
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historical data
 Total Claims21,69012,18715,471-43.8%26.9%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting996655-33.3%-16.7%
21Mining463311-28.3%-66.7%
22Utilities1147986-30.7%8.9%
23Construction3,6162,5662,225-29.0%-13.3%
31Manufacturing2,3341,2261,843-47.5%50.3%
42Wholesale Trade664359498-45.9%38.7%
44Retail Trade2,1551,1701,157-45.7%-1.1%
48Transportation and Warehousing763388950-49.1%144.8%
51Information357227245-36.4%7.9%
52Finance and Insurance518377477-27.2%26.5%
53Real Estate and Rental and Leasing271210193-22.5%-8.1%
54Professional and Technical Services9226361,010-31.0%58.8%
55Management of Companies and Enterprises443270435-39.1%61.1%
56Administrative and Waste Services1,568910996-42.0%9.5%
61Educational Services6883951,493-42.6%278.0%
62Health Care and Social Assistance3,1861,3971,622-56.2%16.1%
71Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation281162202-42.3%24.7%
72Accommodation and Food Services1,806872965-51.7%10.7%
81Other Services, Ex. Public Admin796413476-48.1%15.3%
92Public Administration523258300-50.7%16.3%
99Unclassified539172232-68.1%34.9%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000Management Occupations 1,1117671,041-31.0%35.7%
130000Business and Financial Operations Occupations 489418561-14.5%34.2%
150000Computer and Mathematical Occupations 306245422-19.9%72.2%
170000Architecture and Engineering Occupations 25397189-61.7%94.8%
190000Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 613146-49.2%48.4%
210000Community and Social Services Occupations 248130158-47.6%21.5%
230000Legal Occupations 1236669-46.3%4.5%
250000Education, Training, and Library Occupations 6713511,364-47.7%288.6%
270000Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ356199255-44.1%28.1%
290000Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations545242271-55.6%12.0%
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 1,398630624-54.9%-1.0%
330000Protective Service Occupations 20265114-67.8%75.4%
350000Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 1,8268991,021-50.8%13.6%
370000Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. 554222269-59.9%21.2%
390000Personal Care and Service Occupations 619173169-72.1%-2.3%
410000Sales and Related Occupations 1,811978999-46.0%2.1%
430000Office and Administrative Support Occupations 1,3188941,106-32.2%23.7%
450000Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 1379360-32.1%-35.5%
470000Construction and Extraction Occupations 3,9432,6592,273-32.6%-14.5%
490000Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 542338422-37.6%24.9%
510000Production Occupations 1,9318541,249-55.8%46.3%
530000Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 9314151,062-55.4%155.9%
550000Military Specific Occupations 31 120.0%0.0%
990000Unknown2,2831,4121,715-38.2%21.5%
Demographics
Education       
 Less than 12 years1,942766923-60.6%20.5%
 12 years8,1914,6505,478-43.2%17.8%
 13-15 years7,4644,2935,366-42.5%25.0%
 Over 15 years4,0902,4743,703-39.5%49.7%
 Info. not available   0.0%0.0%
Sex       
 Male 12,1137,1608,484-40.9%18.5%
 Female 9,5775,0276,985-47.5%38.9%
 Unspecified    0.0%0.0%
Age       
 Under age 22 1,650681620-58.7%-9.0%
 Age 22 to 29 4,7272,3702,806-49.9%18.4%
 Age 30 to 39 5,4633,2793,840-40.0%17.1%
 Age 40 to 49 4,1032,4803,187-39.6%28.5%
 Age 50 to 59 3,5402,1192,998-40.1%41.5%
 Age 60 to 64 1,2437941,257-36.1%58.3%
 Age 65 and over 838405639-51.7%57.8%
 Info. not available 12659124-53.2%110.2%
Race       
 White14,6228,35510,802-42.9%29.3%
 Black or African American,3,2271,7592,024-45.5%15.1%
 American Indian or Alaska Native309174227-43.7%30.5%
 Asian798405535-49.2%32.1%
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander522533-51.9%32.0%
 Race Unknown2,6811,4691,850-45.2%25.9%
Ethnicity       
 Not Hispanic or Latino18,09010,25113,055-43.3%27.4%
 Hispanic or Latino1,369757942-44.7%24.4%
 Ethnicity Unknown 2,2311,1791,474-47.2%25.0%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000EDR 1 - Northwest 304119162-60.9%36.1%
R02000EDR 2 - Headwaters 331211204-36.3%-3.3%
R03000EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,326774932-41.6%20.4%
R04000EDR 4 - West Central 529259374-51.0%44.4%
R05000EDR 5 - North Central 615286376-53.5%31.5%
R06E00EDR 6E- Southwest Central 431212274-50.8%29.2%
R06W00EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley1267181-43.7%14.1%
R07E00EDR 7E- East Central 825496516-39.9%4.0%
R07W00EDR 7W- Central 1,8531,0201,206-45.0%18.2%
R08000EDR 8 - Southwest 350205366-41.4%78.5%
R09000EDR 9 - South Central 917441512-51.9%16.1%
R10000EDR 10 - Southeast 2,0149321,181-53.7%26.7%
R11000EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 11,2556,6718,749-40.7%31.1%
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.