Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

March 2014

	Minnesota	2012 Claims	2013 Claims	2014 Claims	2012/ 2013 % Change	2013/ 2014 % Change	Click for historical data
	Total Claims	20,702	19,878	20,112	-4.0 %	1.2 %

Major Industry (NAICS codes)

11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	367	243	219	-33.8 %	-9.9 %
21	Mining	98	119	90	21.4 %	-24.4 %
22	Utilities	68	75	85	10.3 %	13.3 %
23	Construction	4,029	3,823	4,546	-5.1 %	18.9 %
31	Manufacturing	2,519	2,881	2,708	14.4 %	-6.0 %
42	Wholesale Trade	671	644	626	-4.0 %	-2.8 %
44	Retail Trade	1,657	1,463	1,355	-11.7 %	-7.4 %
48	Transportation and Warehousing	573	543	524	-5.2 %	-3.5 %
51	Information	312	277	240	-11.2 %	-13.4 %
52	Finance and Insurance	414	383	445	-7.5 %	16.2 %
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	235	229	269	-2.6 %	17.5 %
54	Professional and Technical Services	847	844	1,013	-0.4 %	20.0 %
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	304	302	345	-0.7 %	14.2 %
56	Administrative and Waste Services	2,078	2,023	2,038	-2.6 %	0.7 %
61	Educational Services	393	387	363	-1.5 %	-6.2 %
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,767	1,574	1,552	-10.9 %	-1.4 %
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	306	303	249	-1.0 %	-17.8 %
72	Accommodation and Food Services	1,580	1,428	1,385	-9.6 %	-3.0 %
81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	541	520	449	-3.9 %	-13.7 %
92	Public Administration	367	342	322	-6.8 %	-5.8 %
99	Unclassified	1,576	1,475	1,289	-6.4 %	-12.6 %

Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)

110000	Management Occupations	582	578	644	-0.7 %	11.4 %
130000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	527	580	629	10.1 %	8.4 %
150000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	326	333	411	2.1 %	23.4 %
170000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	183	194	221	6.0 %	13.9 %
190000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	26	35	27	34.6 %	-22.9 %
210000	Community and Social Services Occupations	117	109	120	-6.8 %	10.1 %
230000	Legal Occupations	135	107	119	-20.7 %	11.2 %
250000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	326	334	327	2.5 %	-2.1 %
270000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	262	346	234	32.1 %	-32.4 %
290000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	442	387	399	-12.4 %	3.1 %
310000	Healthcare Support Occupations	847	864	781	2.0 %	-9.6 %
330000	Protective Service Occupations	106	100	67	-5.7 %	-33.0 %
350000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	1,695	1,539	1,522	-9.2 %	-1.1 %
370000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	431	454	452	5.3 %	-0.4 %
390000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	349	280	215	-19.8 %	-23.2 %
410000	Sales and Related Occupations	1,687	1,391	1,320	-17.5 %	-5.1 %
430000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	1,224	1,093	1,119	-10.7 %	2.4 %
450000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	364	266	240	-26.9 %	-9.8 %
470000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	4,351	4,353	5,048	0.0 %	16.0 %
490000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	812	771	751	-5.0 %	-2.6 %
510000	Production Occupations	2,407	2,373	2,299	-1.4 %	-3.1 %
530000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	1,027	978	971	-4.8 %	-0.7 %
550000	Military Specific Occupations	70	70	42	0.0 %	-40.0 %
990000	Unknown	2,404	2,343	2,154	-2.5 %	-8.1 %

Demographics

Education
	Less than 12 years	1,451	1,330	1,235	-8.3 %	-7.1 %
	12 years	8,090	7,731	7,915	-4.4 %	2.4 %
	13-15 years	7,745	7,482	7,521	-3.4 %	0.5 %
	Over 15 years	3,012	2,935	3,144	-2.6 %	7.1 %
	Info. not available	404	400	297	-1.0 %	-25.8 %
Sex
	Male	12,713	12,677	12,989	-0.3 %	2.5 %
	Female	7,588	6,804	6,831	-10.3 %	0.4 %
	Unspecified	400	397	292	-0.8 %	-26.4 %
Age
	Under age 22	776	696	665	-10.3 %	-4.5 %
	Age 22 to 29	4,193	3,821	3,804	-8.9 %	-0.4 %
	Age 30 to 39	4,648	4,647	4,733	0.0 %	1.9 %
	Age 40 to 49	4,713	4,327	4,344	-8.2 %	0.4 %
	Age 50 to 59	4,522	4,574	4,734	1.1 %	3.5 %
	Age 60 to 64	1,031	992	1,111	-3.8 %	12.0 %
	Age 65 and over	382	373	374	-2.4 %	0.3 %
	Info. not available	437	448	347	2.5 %	-22.5 %
Race
	White	16,520	15,818	16,013	-4.2 %	1.2 %
	Black or African American,	1,492	1,473	1,422	-1.3 %	-3.5 %
	American Indian or Alaska Native	265	261	268	-1.5 %	2.7 %
	Asian	558	462	579	-17.2 %	25.3 %
	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	32	31	35	-3.1 %	12.9 %
	Race Unknown	1,834	1,833	1,795	-0.1 %	-2.1 %
Ethnicity
	Not Hispanic or Latino	17,734	16,998	17,315	-4.2 %	1.9 %
	Hispanic or Latino	678	689	660	1.6 %	-4.2 %
	Ethnicity Unknown	2,290	2,191	2,137	-4.3 %	-2.5 %

Economic Regions (click to view data by region)

R01000	EDR 1 - Northwest	285	422	361	48.1 %	-14.5 %
R02000	EDR 2 - Headwaters	483	419	416	-13.3 %	-0.7 %
R03000	EDR 3 - Arrowhead	1,733	1,549	1,554	-10.6 %	0.3 %
R04000	EDR 4 - West Central	561	593	520	5.7 %	-12.3 %
R05000	EDR 5 - North Central	738	673	678	-8.8 %	0.7 %
R06E00	EDR 6E- Southwest Central	464	510	444	9.9 %	-12.9 %
R06W00	EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	114	205	87	79.8 %	-57.6 %
R07E00	EDR 7E- East Central	822	823	929	0.1 %	12.9 %
R07W00	EDR 7W- Central	1,635	1,760	2,073	7.6 %	17.8 %
R08000	EDR 8 - Southwest	282	332	258	17.7 %	-22.3 %
R09000	EDR 9 - South Central	1,101	851	840	-22.7 %	-1.3 %
R10000	EDR 10 - Southeast	1,706	1,454	1,599	-14.8 %	10.0 %
R11000	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	9,598	9,136	9,271	-4.8 %	1.5 %

All Initials Total new and reactivated applications for unemployment benefits.

Perm. Layoff Initials New and reactivated applications due to a permanent loss of job.

Regular Continuing The number of ongoing applications during the week including the 12th for benefits under the regular state UI program.

Perm. Layoff Continuing 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

March 2014

Minnesota