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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics
Statewide Stats
August 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
45
89
154
97.8%
73.0%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
0.0%
0.0%
22
Utilities
0.0%
0.0%
23
Construction
10
0.0%
0.0%
31
Manufacturing
20
14
0.0%
-30.0%
42
Wholesale Trade
83
0.0%
0.0%
44
Retail Trade
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
10
21
11
110.0%
-47.6%
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
12
14
0.0%
16.7%
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
20
10
0.0%
-50.0%
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
0.0%
0.0%
450000
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
470000
Construction and Extraction Occupations
12
18
0.0%
50.0%
490000
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
510000
Production Occupations
16
48
0.0%
200.0%
530000
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
12
0.0%
0.0%
990000
Unknown
10
26
0.0%
160.0%
Demographics
Education
Less than 12 years
13
0.0%
0.0%
12 years
17
39
69
129.4%
76.9%
13-15 years
17
38
67
123.5%
76.3%
Over 15 years
0.0%
0.0%
Sex
Male
18
41
105
127.8%
156.1%
Female
27
48
49
77.8%
2.1%
Age
Under age 22
0.0%
0.0%
Age 22 to 29
23
25
0.0%
8.7%
Age 30 to 39
15
28
0.0%
86.7%
Age 40 to 49
10
14
36
40.0%
157.1%
Age 50 to 59
17
35
0.0%
105.9%
Age 60 to 64
22
0.0%
0.0%
Age 65 and over
0.0%
0.0%
Info. not available
0.0%
0.0%
Race
White
39
76
134
94.9%
76.3%
Black or African American,
0.0%
0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.0%
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
Race Unknown
14
0.0%
0.0%
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latino
37
71
126
91.9%
77.5%
Hispanic or Latino
10
15
0.0%
50.0%
Ethnicity Unknown
13
0.0%
0.0%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000
EDR 1 - Northwest
230
201
156
-12.6%
-22.4%
R02000
EDR 2 - Headwaters
234
188
154
-19.7%
-18.1%
R03000
EDR 3 - Arrowhead
710
690
719
-2.8%
4.2%
R04000
EDR 4 - West Central
353
301
297
-14.7%
-1.3%
R05000
EDR 5 - North Central
391
344
319
-12.0%
-7.3%
R06E00
EDR 6E- Southwest Central
267
233
262
-12.7%
12.4%
R06W00
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
45
89
154
97.8%
73.0%
Big Stone County
0.0%
0.0%
Chippewa County
32
29
0.0%
-9.4%
Lac qui Parle County
0.0%
0.0%
Swift County
26
94
0.0%
261.5%
Yellow Medicine County
17
20
18
17.6%
-10.0%
R07E00
EDR 7E- East Central
595
494
485
-17.0%
-1.8%
R07W00
EDR 7W- Central
1,186
1,045
1,037
-11.9%
-0.8%
R08000
EDR 8 - Southwest
270
180
294
-33.3%
63.3%
R09000
EDR 9 - South Central
563
450
482
-20.1%
7.1%
R10000
EDR 10 - Southeast
1,226
920
923
-25.0%
0.3%
R11000
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities
8,706
8,227
8,072
-5.5%
-1.9%
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.