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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

Statewide Stats

June 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	18,971	21,127	20,970	11.4%	-0.7%

Major Industry (NAICS codes)

11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	22	22	28	0.0%	27.3%
21	Mining				0.0%	0.0%
22	Utilities	46	38	47	-17.4%	23.7%
23	Construction	1,005	853	985	-15.1%	15.5%
31	Manufacturing	773	987	640	27.7%	-35.2%
42	Wholesale Trade	352	355	297	0.9%	-16.3%
44	Retail Trade	812	922	719	13.5%	-22.0%
48	Transportation and Warehousing	2,237	2,485	2,502	11.1%	0.7%
51	Information	206	229	191	11.2%	-16.6%
52	Finance and Insurance	270	263	246	-2.6%	-6.5%
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	128	156	133	21.9%	-14.7%
54	Professional and Technical Services	674	785	743	16.5%	-5.4%
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	210	313	290	49.0%	-7.3%
56	Administrative and Waste Services	785	888	896	13.1%	0.9%
61	Educational Services	8,311	9,443	9,697	13.6%	2.7%
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,365	1,507	1,767	10.4%	17.3%
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	193	246	249	27.5%	1.2%
72	Accommodation and Food Services	883	890	870	0.8%	-2.2%
81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	364	390	359	7.1%	-7.9%
92	Public Administration	177	218	181	23.2%	-17.0%
99	Unclassified	155	134	123	-13.5%	-8.2%

Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)

110000	Management Occupations	700	800	743	14.3%	-7.1%
130000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	328	361	435	10.1%	20.5%
150000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	298	358	336	20.1%	-6.1%
170000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	117	118	106	0.9%	-10.2%
190000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	34	57	49	67.6%	-14.0%
210000	Community and Social Services Occupations	162	205	218	26.5%	6.3%
230000	Legal Occupations	54	65	48	20.4%	-26.2%
250000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	6,489	7,381	7,570	13.7%	2.6%
270000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	243	328	250	35.0%	-23.8%
290000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	253	287	336	13.4%	17.1%
310000	Healthcare Support Occupations	469	516	632	10.0%	22.5%
330000	Protective Service Occupations	92	124	116	34.8%	-6.5%
350000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	2,151	2,304	2,259	7.1%	-2.0%
370000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	138	112	135	-18.8%	20.5%
390000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	127	150	173	18.1%	15.3%
410000	Sales and Related Occupations	687	698	590	1.6%	-15.5%
430000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	1,102	1,206	1,149	9.4%	-4.7%
450000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	15	13		-13.3%	0.0%
470000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	989	864	963	-12.6%	11.5%
490000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	180	228	165	26.7%	-27.6%
510000	Production Occupations	459	559	333	21.8%	-40.4%
530000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	2,416	2,740	2,647	13.4%	-3.4%
550000	Military Specific Occupations				0.0%	0.0%
990000	Unknown	1,464	1,648	1,704	12.6%	3.4%

Demographics

Education
	Less than 12 years	676	684	679	1.2%	-0.7%
	12 years	5,778	6,541	6,402	13.2%	-2.1%
	13-15 years	6,765	7,187	7,197	6.2%	0.1%
	Over 15 years	5,752	6,715	6,692	16.7%	-0.3%
Sex
	Male	6,938	7,743	7,460	11.6%	-3.7%
	Female	12,033	13,384	13,510	11.2%	0.9%
Age
	Under age 22	500	501	548	0.2%	9.4%
	Age 22 to 29	2,745	3,140	3,219	14.4%	2.5%
	Age 30 to 39	4,068	4,563	4,297	12.2%	-5.8%
	Age 40 to 49	4,026	4,608	4,755	14.5%	3.2%
	Age 50 to 59	3,990	4,326	4,211	8.4%	-2.7%
	Age 60 to 64	2,049	2,197	2,060	7.2%	-6.2%
	Age 65 and over	1,393	1,550	1,581	11.3%	2.0%
	Info. not available	200	242	299	21.0%	23.6%
Race
	White	12,201	13,373	12,857	9.6%	-3.9%
	Black or African American,	3,254	3,784	3,968	16.3%	4.9%
	American Indian or Alaska Native	139	166	177	19.4%	6.6%
	Asian	987	1,094	1,223	10.8%	11.8%
	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	37	34	33	-8.1%	-2.9%
	Race Unknown	2,353	2,676	2,712	13.7%	1.3%
Ethnicity
	Not Hispanic or Latino	16,029	17,851	17,674	11.4%	-1.0%
	Hispanic or Latino	1,265	1,445	1,476	14.2%	2.1%
	Ethnicity Unknown	1,677	1,831	1,820	9.2%	-0.6%

Economic Regions (click to view data by region)

R01000	EDR 1 - Northwest	646	595	514	-7.9%	-13.6%
R02000	EDR 2 - Headwaters	615	689	638	12.0%	-7.4%
R03000	EDR 3 - Arrowhead	2,060	2,244	2,267	8.9%	1.0%
R04000	EDR 4 - West Central	830	1,040	955	25.3%	-8.2%
R05000	EDR 5 - North Central	964	1,147	984	19.0%	-14.2%
R06E00	EDR 6E- Southwest Central	875	993	954	13.5%	-3.9%
R06W00	EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	249	297	381	19.3%	28.3%
R07E00	EDR 7E- East Central	1,662	1,645	1,637	-1.0%	-0.5%
R07W00	EDR 7W- Central	3,517	3,708	3,500	5.4%	-5.6%
R08000	EDR 8 - Southwest	984	964	713	-2.0%	-26.0%
R09000	EDR 9 - South Central	1,541	1,534	1,351	-0.5%	-11.9%
R10000	EDR 10 - Southeast	2,753	3,100	2,896	12.6%	-6.6%
R11000	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	18,971	21,127	20,970	11.4%	-0.7%
	Anoka County	2,766	3,049	3,039	10.2%	-0.3%
	Carver County	585	641	609	9.6%	-5.0%
	Dakota County	2,807	3,031	3,122	8.0%	3.0%
	Hennepin County	7,017	8,024	7,841	14.4%	-2.3%
	Ramsey County	3,339	3,679	3,713	10.2%	0.9%
	Scott County	835	931	879	11.5%	-5.6%
	Washington County	1,622	1,772	1,767	9.2%	-0.3%

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

June 2026

EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities