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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

Statewide Stats

March 2026

	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	2024 Claims	2025 Claims	2026 Claims	2024/ 2025 % Change	2025/ 2026 % Change	Click for historical data
	Total Claims	8,690	9,107	9,372	4.8%	2.9%

Major Industry (NAICS codes)

11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	16		18	0.0%	0.0%
21	Mining		10	12	0.0%	20.0%
22	Utilities	26	38	50	46.2%	31.6%
23	Construction	1,607	1,248	1,790	-22.3%	43.4%
31	Manufacturing	833	762	776	-8.5%	1.8%
42	Wholesale Trade	320	368	333	15.0%	-9.5%
44	Retail Trade	717	850	650	18.5%	-23.5%
48	Transportation and Warehousing	514	665	671	29.4%	0.9%
51	Information	172	226	176	31.4%	-22.1%
52	Finance and Insurance	227	277	354	22.0%	27.8%
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	117	154	128	31.6%	-16.9%
54	Professional and Technical Services	762	792	737	3.9%	-6.9%
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	221	242	277	9.5%	14.5%
56	Administrative and Waste Services	692	707	656	2.2%	-7.2%
61	Educational Services	259	301	298	16.2%	-1.0%
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	872	962	972	10.3%	1.0%
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	153	181	178	18.3%	-1.7%
72	Accommodation and Food Services	600	640	682	6.7%	6.6%
81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	294	364	303	23.8%	-16.8%
92	Public Administration	146	177	149	21.2%	-15.8%
99	Unclassified	134	137	162	2.2%	18.2%

Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)

110000	Management Occupations	673	752	770	11.7%	2.4%
130000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	334	396	377	18.6%	-4.8%
150000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	288	385	335	33.7%	-13.0%
170000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	107	116	115	8.4%	-0.9%
190000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	52	50	29	-3.8%	-42.0%
210000	Community and Social Services Occupations	94	134	112	42.6%	-16.4%
230000	Legal Occupations	64	61	46	-4.7%	-24.6%
250000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	191	232	192	21.5%	-17.2%
270000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	216	296	219	37.0%	-26.0%
290000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	167	131	155	-21.6%	18.3%
310000	Healthcare Support Occupations	317	365	413	15.1%	13.2%
330000	Protective Service Occupations	83	93	98	12.0%	5.4%
350000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	643	649	697	0.9%	7.4%
370000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	179	201	187	12.3%	-7.0%
390000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	102	109	106	6.9%	-2.8%
410000	Sales and Related Occupations	601	681	589	13.3%	-13.5%
430000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	580	675	607	16.4%	-10.1%
450000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	20	19	25	-5.0%	31.6%
470000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	1,579	1,234	1,745	-21.8%	41.4%
490000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	262	267	284	1.9%	6.4%
510000	Production Occupations	513	442	435	-13.8%	-1.6%
530000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	574	638	676	11.1%	6.0%
550000	Military Specific Occupations				0.0%	0.0%
990000	Unknown	1,046	1,175	1,158	12.3%	-1.4%

Demographics

Education
	Less than 12 years	449	422	473	-6.0%	12.1%
	12 years	3,108	3,124	3,332	0.5%	6.7%
	13-15 years	2,816	2,822	2,908	0.2%	3.0%
	Over 15 years	2,317	2,739	2,659	18.2%	-2.9%
Sex
	Male	5,333	5,331	5,723	0.0%	7.4%
	Female	3,357	3,775	3,649	12.5%	-3.3%
Age
	Under age 22	388	375	369	-3.4%	-1.6%
	Age 22 to 29	1,766	1,817	1,832	2.9%	0.8%
	Age 30 to 39	2,266	2,310	2,404	1.9%	4.1%
	Age 40 to 49	1,767	1,931	2,033	9.3%	5.3%
	Age 50 to 59	1,560	1,568	1,597	0.5%	1.8%
	Age 60 to 64	576	663	671	15.1%	1.2%
	Age 65 and over	323	391	418	21.1%	6.9%
	Info. not available	44	52	48	18.2%	-7.7%
Race
	White	5,331	5,550	5,670	4.1%	2.2%
	Black or African American,	1,540	1,579	1,626	2.5%	3.0%
	American Indian or Alaska Native	78	83	117	6.4%	41.0%
	Asian	508	547	575	7.7%	5.1%
	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	20	17	20	-15.0%	17.6%
	Race Unknown	1,213	1,331	1,364	9.7%	2.5%
Ethnicity
	Not Hispanic or Latino	7,233	7,523	7,734	4.0%	2.8%
	Hispanic or Latino	621	702	728	13.0%	3.7%
	Ethnicity Unknown	836	882	910	5.5%	3.2%

Economic Regions (click to view data by region)

R01000	EDR 1 - Northwest	390	264	155	-32.3%	-41.3%
R02000	EDR 2 - Headwaters	292	259	277	-11.3%	6.9%
R03000	EDR 3 - Arrowhead	1,220	1,308	1,227	7.2%	-6.2%
R04000	EDR 4 - West Central	414	407	428	-1.7%	5.2%
R05000	EDR 5 - North Central	446	514	483	15.2%	-6.0%
R06E00	EDR 6E- Southwest Central	305	383	331	25.6%	-13.6%
R06W00	EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	69	88	63	27.5%	-28.4%
R07E00	EDR 7E- East Central	813	733	806	-9.8%	10.0%
R07W00	EDR 7W- Central	1,507	1,346	1,501	-10.7%	11.5%
R08000	EDR 8 - Southwest	227	232	162	2.2%	-30.2%
R09000	EDR 9 - South Central	698	720	717	3.2%	-0.4%
R10000	EDR 10 - Southeast	1,180	1,370	1,321	16.1%	-3.6%
R11000	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	8,690	9,107	9,372	4.8%	2.9%
	Anoka County	1,169	1,237	1,255	5.8%	1.5%
	Carver County	275	234	252	-14.9%	7.7%
	Dakota County	1,217	1,244	1,289	2.2%	3.6%
	Hennepin County	3,428	3,769	3,808	9.9%	1.0%
	Ramsey County	1,523	1,504	1,630	-1.2%	8.4%
	Scott County	421	421	390	0.0%	-7.4%
	Washington County	657	698	748	6.2%	7.2%

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

March 2026

EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities