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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics
Statewide Stats
June 2026
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
2024
Claims
2025
Claims
2026
Claims
2024/
2025
% Change
2025/
2026
% Change
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historical data
Total Claims
249
297
381
19.3%
28.3%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
0.0%
0.0%
23
Construction
18
17
-5.6%
0.0%
31
Manufacturing
17
26
50
52.9%
92.3%
42
Wholesale Trade
91
0.0%
0.0%
44
Retail Trade
0.0%
0.0%
48
Transportation and Warehousing
14
13
15
-7.1%
15.4%
51
Information
0.0%
0.0%
52
Finance and Insurance
0.0%
0.0%
53
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
0.0%
0.0%
54
Professional and Technical Services
0.0%
0.0%
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
0.0%
0.0%
56
Administrative and Waste Services
0.0%
0.0%
61
Educational Services
137
176
149
28.5%
-15.3%
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
20
31
33
55.0%
6.5%
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
0.0%
0.0%
72
Accommodation and Food Services
10
0.0%
0.0%
81
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin
0.0%
0.0%
92
Public Administration
0.0%
0.0%
99
Unclassified
0.0%
0.0%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000
Management Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
130000
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
150000
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
170000
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
210000
Community and Social Services Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
250000
Education, Training, and Library Occupations
103
152
132
47.6%
-13.2%
290000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
310000
Healthcare Support Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
330000
Protective Service Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
350000
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
31
23
22
-25.8%
-4.3%
370000
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.
0.0%
0.0%
390000
Personal Care and Service Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
410000
Sales and Related Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
430000
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
12
12
21
0.0%
75.0%
450000
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
15
0.0%
0.0%
470000
Construction and Extraction Occupations
24
24
38
0.0%
58.3%
490000
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
510000
Production Occupations
15
60
0.0%
300.0%
530000
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
21
22
19
4.8%
-13.6%
990000
Unknown
13
22
41
69.2%
86.4%
Demographics
Education
Less than 12 years
10
14
25
40.0%
78.6%
12 years
91
116
155
27.5%
33.6%
13-15 years
126
139
169
10.3%
21.6%
Over 15 years
22
28
32
27.3%
14.3%
Sex
Male
74
77
149
4.1%
93.5%
Female
175
220
232
25.7%
5.5%
Age
Under age 22
0.0%
0.0%
Age 22 to 29
37
49
48
32.4%
-2.0%
Age 30 to 39
41
50
89
22.0%
78.0%
Age 40 to 49
54
59
82
9.3%
39.0%
Age 50 to 59
47
64
84
36.2%
31.3%
Age 60 to 64
35
39
42
11.4%
7.7%
Age 65 and over
22
23
24
4.5%
4.3%
Info. not available
0.0%
0.0%
Race
White
220
263
339
19.5%
28.9%
Black or African American,
0.0%
0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.0%
0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
11
0.0%
0.0%
Race Unknown
18
16
29
-11.1%
81.3%
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latino
224
264
312
17.9%
18.2%
Hispanic or Latino
15
18
37
20.0%
105.6%
Ethnicity Unknown
10
15
32
50.0%
113.3%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000
EDR 1 - Northwest
646
595
514
-7.9%
-13.6%
R02000
EDR 2 - Headwaters
615
689
638
12.0%
-7.4%
R03000
EDR 3 - Arrowhead
2,060
2,244
2,267
8.9%
1.0%
R04000
EDR 4 - West Central
830
1,040
955
25.3%
-8.2%
R05000
EDR 5 - North Central
964
1,147
984
19.0%
-14.2%
R06E00
EDR 6E- Southwest Central
875
993
954
13.5%
-3.9%
R06W00
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
249
297
381
19.3%
28.3%
Big Stone County
28
28
33
0.0%
17.9%
Chippewa County
103
94
109
-8.7%
16.0%
Lac qui Parle County
30
39
29
30.0%
-25.6%
Swift County
32
68
139
112.5%
104.4%
Yellow Medicine County
56
68
71
21.4%
4.4%
R07E00
EDR 7E- East Central
1,662
1,645
1,637
-1.0%
-0.5%
R07W00
EDR 7W- Central
3,517
3,708
3,500
5.4%
-5.6%
R08000
EDR 8 - Southwest
984
964
713
-2.0%
-26.0%
R09000
EDR 9 - South Central
1,541
1,534
1,351
-0.5%
-11.9%
R10000
EDR 10 - Southeast
2,753
3,100
2,896
12.6%
-6.6%
R11000
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities
18,971
21,127
20,970
11.4%
-0.7%
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.