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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics
Statewide Stats
September 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
235
208
53
-11.5%
-74.5%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
0.0%
0.0%
22
Utilities
0.0%
0.0%
23
Construction
17
0.0%
0.0%
31
Manufacturing
176
65
-63.1%
0.0%
42
Wholesale Trade
10
77
670.0%
0.0%
44
Retail Trade
0.0%
0.0%
48
Transportation and Warehousing
0.0%
0.0%
52
Finance and Insurance
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
0.0%
0.0%
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
0.0%
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%
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
0.0%
0.0%
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
10
0.0%
0.0%
370000
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.
0.0%
0.0%
410000
Sales and Related Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
430000
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
10
0.0%
0.0%
450000
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
13
13
0.0%
0.0%
470000
Construction and Extraction Occupations
15
18
12
20.0%
-33.3%
490000
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
11
10
-9.1%
0.0%
510000
Production Occupations
108
87
-19.4%
0.0%
530000
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
990000
Unknown
50
34
-32.0%
0.0%
Demographics
Education
Less than 12 years
29
15
-48.3%
0.0%
12 years
119
95
22
-20.2%
-76.8%
13-15 years
79
86
21
8.9%
-75.6%
Over 15 years
12
0.0%
0.0%
Sex
Male
184
161
37
-12.5%
-77.0%
Female
51
47
16
-7.8%
-66.0%
Age
Under age 22
0.0%
0.0%
Age 22 to 29
39
34
11
-12.8%
-67.6%
Age 30 to 39
69
39
12
-43.5%
-69.2%
Age 40 to 49
51
47
13
-7.8%
-72.3%
Age 50 to 59
45
55
10
22.2%
-81.8%
Age 60 to 64
16
17
6.3%
0.0%
Age 65 and over
13
0.0%
0.0%
Info. not available
0.0%
0.0%
Race
White
176
167
45
-5.1%
-73.1%
Black or African American,
15
0.0%
0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.0%
0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
Race Unknown
32
34
6.3%
0.0%
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latino
175
166
45
-5.1%
-72.9%
Hispanic or Latino
38
19
-50.0%
0.0%
Ethnicity Unknown
22
23
4.5%
0.0%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000
EDR 1 - Northwest
216
113
92
-47.7%
-18.6%
R02000
EDR 2 - Headwaters
213
164
144
-23.0%
-12.2%
R03000
EDR 3 - Arrowhead
911
853
724
-6.4%
-15.1%
R04000
EDR 4 - West Central
474
382
286
-19.4%
-25.1%
R05000
EDR 5 - North Central
421
373
303
-11.4%
-18.8%
R06E00
EDR 6E- Southwest Central
337
261
207
-22.6%
-20.7%
R06W00
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
235
208
53
-11.5%
-74.5%
Big Stone County
0.0%
0.0%
Chippewa County
43
32
14
-25.6%
-56.3%
Lac qui Parle County
10
11
10.0%
0.0%
Swift County
158
138
18
-12.7%
-87.0%
Yellow Medicine County
15
24
15
60.0%
-37.5%
R07E00
EDR 7E- East Central
566
522
505
-7.8%
-3.3%
R07W00
EDR 7W- Central
1,235
1,027
1,012
-16.8%
-1.5%
R08000
EDR 8 - Southwest
410
383
289
-6.6%
-24.5%
R09000
EDR 9 - South Central
556
520
427
-6.5%
-17.9%
R10000
EDR 10 - Southeast
976
948
864
-2.9%
-8.9%
R11000
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities
7,733
8,154
7,168
5.4%
-12.1%
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.