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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics
Statewide Stats
December 2019
EDR 8 - Southwest
2017
Claims
2018
Claims
2019
Claims
2017/
2018
% Change
2018/
2019
% Change
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historical data
Total Claims
832
890
958
7.0%
7.6%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
18
17
22
-5.6%
29.4%
21
Mining
32
21
23
-34.4%
9.5%
22
Utilities
0.0%
0.0%
23
Construction
357
341
357
-4.5%
4.7%
31
Manufacturing
231
321
358
39.0%
11.5%
42
Wholesale Trade
25
22
18
-12.0%
-18.2%
44
Retail Trade
15
12
20
-20.0%
66.7%
48
Transportation and Warehousing
12
16
18
33.3%
12.5%
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
13
0.0%
0.0%
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
0.0%
0.0%
56
Administrative and Waste Services
25
34
35
36.0%
2.9%
61
Educational Services
0.0%
0.0%
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
17
17
23
0.0%
35.3%
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
0.0%
0.0%
72
Accommodation and Food Services
36
25
30
-30.6%
20.0%
81
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin
11
17
17
54.5%
0.0%
92
Public Administration
16
20
13
25.0%
-35.0%
99
Unclassified
0.0%
0.0%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000
Management Occupations
11
13
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%
190000
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
210000
Community and Social Services Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
230000
Legal 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
33
24
24
-27.3%
0.0%
370000
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.
17
19
13
11.8%
-31.6%
390000
Personal Care and Service Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
410000
Sales and Related Occupations
15
11
11
-26.7%
0.0%
430000
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
12
15
14
25.0%
-6.7%
450000
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
25
22
21
-12.0%
-4.5%
470000
Construction and Extraction Occupations
399
393
409
-1.5%
4.1%
490000
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
25
18
16
-28.0%
-11.1%
510000
Production Occupations
113
176
214
55.8%
21.6%
530000
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
77
78
81
1.3%
3.8%
990000
Unknown
69
92
108
33.3%
17.4%
Demographics
Education
Less than 12 years
97
119
113
22.7%
-5.0%
12 years
432
456
506
5.6%
11.0%
13-15 years
264
278
304
5.3%
9.4%
Over 15 years
39
37
35
-5.1%
-5.4%
Sex
Male
648
700
742
8.0%
6.0%
Female
184
190
216
3.3%
13.7%
Age
Under age 22
35
30
37
-14.3%
23.3%
Age 22 to 29
136
160
179
17.6%
11.9%
Age 30 to 39
195
221
230
13.3%
4.1%
Age 40 to 49
137
141
149
2.9%
5.7%
Age 50 to 59
194
204
225
5.2%
10.3%
Age 60 to 64
79
79
81
0.0%
2.5%
Age 65 and over
50
52
52
4.0%
0.0%
Info. not available
0.0%
0.0%
Race
White
741
768
817
3.6%
6.4%
Black or African American,
16
0.0%
0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native
11
0.0%
0.0%
Asian
18
34
46
88.9%
35.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
11
0.0%
0.0%
Race Unknown
54
64
66
18.5%
3.1%
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latino
705
740
823
5.0%
11.2%
Hispanic or Latino
75
76
64
1.3%
-15.8%
Ethnicity Unknown
52
74
71
42.3%
-4.1%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000
EDR 1 - Northwest
847
945
1,169
11.6%
23.7%
R02000
EDR 2 - Headwaters
611
598
736
-2.1%
23.1%
R03000
EDR 3 - Arrowhead
1,672
1,778
2,203
6.3%
23.9%
R04000
EDR 4 - West Central
1,087
1,104
1,453
1.6%
31.6%
R05000
EDR 5 - North Central
1,236
1,261
1,545
2.0%
22.5%
R06E00
EDR 6E- Southwest Central
813
810
908
-0.4%
12.1%
R06W00
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
249
276
312
10.8%
13.0%
R07E00
EDR 7E- East Central
1,561
1,667
2,020
6.8%
21.2%
R07W00
EDR 7W- Central
2,884
2,811
3,284
-2.5%
16.8%
R08000
EDR 8 - Southwest
832
890
958
7.0%
7.6%
Cottonwood County
98
175
185
78.6%
5.7%
Jackson County
86
93
128
8.1%
37.6%
Lincoln County
42
35
48
-16.7%
37.1%
Lyon County
166
169
174
1.8%
3.0%
Murray County
94
96
98
2.1%
2.1%
Nobles County
124
120
142
-3.2%
18.3%
Pipestone County
65
83
62
27.7%
-25.3%
Redwood County
127
97
100
-23.6%
3.1%
Rock County
30
22
21
-26.7%
-4.5%
R09000
EDR 9 - South Central
1,571
1,447
1,742
-7.9%
20.4%
R10000
EDR 10 - Southeast
2,598
2,249
2,891
-13.4%
28.5%
R11000
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities
9,873
9,538
11,081
-3.4%
16.2%
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.