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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics
Statewide Stats
May 2025
EDR 8 - Southwest
2023
Claims
2024
Claims
2025
Claims
2023/
2024
% Change
2024/
2025
% Change
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historical data
Total Claims
358
513
529
43.3%
3.1%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
0.0%
0.0%
21
Mining
0.0%
0.0%
22
Utilities
0.0%
0.0%
23
Construction
19
34
48
78.9%
41.2%
31
Manufacturing
81
37
40
-54.3%
8.1%
42
Wholesale Trade
0.0%
0.0%
44
Retail Trade
19
24
0.0%
0.0%
48
Transportation and Warehousing
12
40
48
233.3%
20.0%
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
10
11
0.0%
10.0%
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
24
19
0.0%
0.0%
56
Administrative and Waste Services
0.0%
0.0%
61
Educational Services
113
267
227
136.3%
-15.0%
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
23
30
30
30.4%
0.0%
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
0.0%
0.0%
72
Accommodation and Food Services
27
39
36
44.4%
-7.7%
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
10
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
113
250
220
121.2%
-12.0%
290000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
310000
Healthcare Support Occupations
10
11
11
10.0%
0.0%
330000
Protective Service Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
350000
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35
56
48
60.0%
-14.3%
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
13
0.0%
0.0%
430000
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
19
12
15
-36.8%
25.0%
450000
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
470000
Construction and Extraction Occupations
28
41
47
46.4%
14.6%
490000
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
510000
Production Occupations
66
19
43
-71.2%
126.3%
530000
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
11
48
54
336.4%
12.5%
990000
Unknown
35
35
36
0.0%
2.9%
Demographics
Education
Less than 12 years
27
28
24
3.7%
-14.3%
12 years
153
224
251
46.4%
12.1%
13-15 years
133
211
204
58.6%
-3.3%
Over 15 years
45
50
50
11.1%
0.0%
Sex
Male
125
154
174
23.2%
13.0%
Female
233
359
355
54.1%
-1.1%
Age
Under age 22
13
21
61.5%
0.0%
Age 22 to 29
65
78
81
20.0%
3.8%
Age 30 to 39
88
103
121
17.0%
17.5%
Age 40 to 49
68
93
114
36.8%
22.6%
Age 50 to 59
70
91
96
30.0%
5.5%
Age 60 to 64
34
67
59
97.1%
-11.9%
Age 65 and over
19
55
41
189.5%
-25.5%
Info. not available
0.0%
0.0%
Race
White
273
429
446
57.1%
4.0%
Black or African American,
18
13
0.0%
0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native
12
12
0.0%
0.0%
Asian
10
15
50.0%
0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
Race Unknown
49
47
48
-4.1%
2.1%
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latino
259
410
433
58.3%
5.6%
Hispanic or Latino
76
58
55
-23.7%
-5.2%
Ethnicity Unknown
23
45
41
95.7%
-8.9%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000
EDR 1 - Northwest
301
701
734
132.9%
4.7%
R02000
EDR 2 - Headwaters
309
490
435
58.6%
-11.2%
R03000
EDR 3 - Arrowhead
1,083
1,286
1,649
18.7%
28.2%
R04000
EDR 4 - West Central
514
920
808
79.0%
-12.2%
R05000
EDR 5 - North Central
491
678
597
38.1%
-11.9%
R06E00
EDR 6E- Southwest Central
306
638
491
108.5%
-23.0%
R06W00
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
103
237
212
130.1%
-10.5%
R07E00
EDR 7E- East Central
498
772
606
55.0%
-21.5%
R07W00
EDR 7W- Central
1,256
1,665
1,394
32.6%
-16.3%
R08000
EDR 8 - Southwest
358
513
529
43.3%
3.1%
Cottonwood County
78
54
66
-30.8%
22.2%
Jackson County
21
34
29
61.9%
-14.7%
Lincoln County
16
17
0.0%
6.3%
Lyon County
89
150
128
68.5%
-14.7%
Murray County
16
51
47
218.8%
-7.8%
Nobles County
72
83
100
15.3%
20.5%
Pipestone County
27
28
0.0%
3.7%
Redwood County
44
61
76
38.6%
24.6%
Rock County
23
37
38
60.9%
2.7%
R09000
EDR 9 - South Central
721
1,056
892
46.5%
-15.5%
R10000
EDR 10 - Southeast
1,191
1,648
1,407
38.4%
-14.6%
R11000
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities
8,094
9,034
8,438
11.6%
-6.6%
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.