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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics
Statewide Stats
July 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
128
258
148
101.6%
-42.6%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
0.0%
0.0%
23
Construction
20
10
-50.0%
0.0%
31
Manufacturing
32
154
14
381.3%
-90.9%
42
Wholesale Trade
17
41
0.0%
141.2%
44
Retail Trade
10
0.0%
0.0%
48
Transportation and Warehousing
0.0%
0.0%
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
22
24
27
9.1%
12.5%
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
11
15
15
36.4%
0.0%
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
0.0%
0.0%
72
Accommodation and Food Services
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
17
22
26
29.4%
18.2%
290000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
310000
Healthcare Support Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
350000
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
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
19
0.0%
0.0%
450000
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
470000
Construction and Extraction Occupations
34
31
17
-8.8%
-45.2%
490000
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
510000
Production Occupations
94
27
0.0%
-71.3%
530000
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
12
10
0.0%
-16.7%
990000
Unknown
15
38
19
153.3%
-50.0%
Demographics
Education
Less than 12 years
14
18
20
28.6%
11.1%
12 years
54
128
56
137.0%
-56.3%
13-15 years
51
90
55
76.5%
-38.9%
Over 15 years
22
17
0.0%
-22.7%
Sex
Male
68
176
86
158.8%
-51.1%
Female
60
82
62
36.7%
-24.4%
Age
Under age 22
0.0%
0.0%
Age 22 to 29
22
41
17
86.4%
-58.5%
Age 30 to 39
37
56
27
51.4%
-51.8%
Age 40 to 49
25
51
36
104.0%
-29.4%
Age 50 to 59
19
68
28
257.9%
-58.8%
Age 60 to 64
12
31
18
158.3%
-41.9%
Age 65 and over
12
13
0.0%
0.0%
Info. not available
0.0%
0.0%
Race
White
108
214
121
98.1%
-43.5%
Black or African American,
0.0%
0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.0%
0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
Race Unknown
17
33
17
94.1%
-48.5%
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latino
96
208
116
116.7%
-44.2%
Hispanic or Latino
18
27
21
50.0%
-22.2%
Ethnicity Unknown
14
23
11
64.3%
-52.2%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000
EDR 1 - Northwest
656
362
168
-44.8%
-53.6%
R02000
EDR 2 - Headwaters
375
350
239
-6.7%
-31.7%
R03000
EDR 3 - Arrowhead
1,004
954
969
-5.0%
1.6%
R04000
EDR 4 - West Central
549
471
388
-14.2%
-17.6%
R05000
EDR 5 - North Central
524
439
415
-16.2%
-5.5%
R06E00
EDR 6E- Southwest Central
345
392
307
13.6%
-21.7%
R06W00
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
128
258
148
101.6%
-42.6%
Big Stone County
14
12
10
-14.3%
-16.7%
Chippewa County
44
62
36
40.9%
-41.9%
Lac qui Parle County
14
17
22
21.4%
29.4%
Swift County
32
145
59
353.1%
-59.3%
Yellow Medicine County
24
22
21
-8.3%
-4.5%
R07E00
EDR 7E- East Central
808
660
614
-18.3%
-7.0%
R07W00
EDR 7W- Central
1,582
1,450
1,341
-8.3%
-7.5%
R08000
EDR 8 - Southwest
513
333
420
-35.1%
26.1%
R09000
EDR 9 - South Central
817
673
594
-17.6%
-11.7%
R10000
EDR 10 - Southeast
1,528
1,188
1,216
-22.3%
2.4%
R11000
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities
10,974
10,517
10,295
-4.2%
-2.1%
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.