Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

 

November 2025

 
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EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities

2023
Claims
2024
Claims
2025
Claims
2023/
2024
% Change
2024/
2025
% Change
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historical data
 Total Claims12,29311,09410,888-9.8%-1.9%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting545158-5.6%13.7%
21Mining392620-33.3%-23.1%
22Utilities706050-14.3%-16.7%
23Construction3,5363,1633,036-10.5%-4.0%
31Manufacturing996885774-11.1%-12.5%
42Wholesale Trade3543603141.7%-12.8%
44Retail Trade778642695-17.5%8.3%
48Transportation and Warehousing413401407-2.9%1.5%
51Information169148157-12.4%6.1%
52Finance and Insurance349228281-34.7%23.2%
53Real Estate and Rental and Leasing180130158-27.8%21.5%
54Professional and Technical Services886770748-13.1%-2.9%
55Management of Companies and Enterprises295239299-19.0%25.1%
56Administrative and Waste Services1,3801,2481,130-9.6%-9.5%
61Educational Services291255244-12.4%-4.3%
62Health Care and Social Assistance882813960-7.8%18.1%
71Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation276240246-13.0%2.5%
72Accommodation and Food Services613574570-6.4%-0.7%
81Other Services, Ex. Public Admin34344436529.4%-17.8%
92Public Administration2602792707.3%-3.2%
99Unclassified1291381067.0%-23.2%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000Management Occupations 839715687-14.8%-3.9%
130000Business and Financial Operations Occupations 455317383-30.3%20.8%
150000Computer and Mathematical Occupations 337266302-21.1%13.5%
170000Architecture and Engineering Occupations 157142113-9.6%-20.4%
190000Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 403539-12.5%11.4%
210000Community and Social Services Occupations 94991475.3%48.5%
230000Legal Occupations 363553-2.8%51.4%
250000Education, Training, and Library Occupations 176174171-1.1%-1.7%
270000Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ265208196-21.5%-5.8%
290000Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations140133154-5.0%15.8%
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 3293373712.4%10.1%
330000Protective Service Occupations 63866836.5%-20.9%
350000Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 662582573-12.1%-1.5%
370000Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. 579557523-3.8%-6.1%
390000Personal Care and Service Occupations 10297100-4.9%3.1%
410000Sales and Related Occupations 679604632-11.0%4.6%
430000Office and Administrative Support Occupations 696612603-12.1%-1.5%
450000Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 868498-2.3%16.7%
470000Construction and Extraction Occupations 3,4893,1142,874-10.7%-7.7%
490000Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 256243254-5.1%4.5%
510000Production Occupations 496453438-8.7%-3.3%
530000Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 707672623-5.0%-7.3%
550000Military Specific Occupations    0.0%0.0%
990000Unknown1,6051,5251,479-5.0%-3.0%
Demographics
Education       
 Less than 12 years872754686-13.5%-9.0%
 12 years4,6574,3984,281-5.6%-2.7%
 13-15 years3,7823,3503,165-11.4%-5.5%
 Over 15 years2,9822,5922,755-13.1%6.3%
 Info. not available   0.0%0.0%
Sex       
 Male 8,6287,7347,452-10.4%-3.6%
 Female 3,6633,3593,436-8.3%2.3%
Age       
 Under age 22 4915115244.1%2.5%
 Age 22 to 29 2,5992,3052,222-11.3%-3.6%
 Age 30 to 39 3,2322,8532,786-11.7%-2.3%
 Age 40 to 49 2,3452,2282,246-5.0%0.8%
 Age 50 to 59 2,1451,8541,791-13.6%-3.4%
 Age 60 to 64 906813775-10.3%-4.7%
 Age 65 and over 506462481-8.7%4.1%
 Info. not available 696863-1.4%-7.4%
Race       
 White8,0297,0966,981-11.6%-1.6%
 Black or African American,1,6391,5001,509-8.5%0.6%
 American Indian or Alaska Native137134111-2.2%-17.2%
 Asian545501550-8.1%9.8%
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander281623-42.9%43.8%
 Race Unknown1,9151,8471,714-3.6%-7.2%
Ethnicity       
 Not Hispanic or Latino9,8298,8068,728-10.4%-0.9%
 Hispanic or Latino1,2851,1821,124-8.0%-4.9%
 Ethnicity Unknown 1,1791,1061,036-6.2%-6.3%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000EDR 1 - Northwest 62196548755.4%-49.5%
R02000EDR 2 - Headwaters 7637696070.8%-21.1%
R03000EDR 3 - Arrowhead 2,4102,1542,001-10.6%-7.1%
R04000EDR 4 - West Central 1,3581,3411,063-1.3%-20.7%
R05000EDR 5 - North Central 1,6681,6311,483-2.2%-9.1%
R06E00EDR 6E- Southwest Central 984810695-17.7%-14.2%
R06W00EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley21827218824.8%-30.9%
R07E00EDR 7E- East Central 1,8681,7961,671-3.9%-7.0%
R07W00EDR 7W- Central 2,9992,8192,659-6.0%-5.7%
R08000EDR 8 - Southwest 4544743784.4%-20.3%
R09000EDR 9 - South Central 1,4231,4311,1700.6%-18.2%
R10000EDR 10 - Southeast 2,2972,2751,933-1.0%-15.0%
R11000EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 12,29311,09410,888-9.8%-1.9%
 Anoka County 1,7731,6401,586-7.5%-3.3%
 Carver County 383381371-0.5%-2.6%
 Dakota County 1,8091,6641,667-8.0%0.2%
 Hennepin County 4,5434,1223,975-9.3%-3.6%
 Ramsey County 1,9861,7921,770-9.8%-1.2%
 Scott County 767612588-20.2%-3.9%
 Washington County 1,032883931-14.4%5.4%
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.