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Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

May 2014

	Minnesota	2012 Claims	2013 Claims	2014 Claims	2012/ 2013 % Change	2013/ 2014 % Change	Click for historical data
	Total Claims	20,026	18,845	16,505	-5.9%	-12.4%

Major Industry (NAICS codes)

11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	140	83	128	-40.7%	54.2%
21	Mining	52	53	56	1.9%	5.7%
22	Utilities	104	136	128	30.8%	-5.9%
23	Construction	3,074	2,978	3,191	-3.1%	7.2%
31	Manufacturing	2,195	2,405	1,926	9.6%	-19.9%
42	Wholesale Trade	617	628	486	1.8%	-22.6%
44	Retail Trade	1,553	1,352	1,132	-12.9%	-16.3%
48	Transportation and Warehousing	503	555	474	10.3%	-14.6%
51	Information	284	249	250	-12.3%	0.4%
52	Finance and Insurance	391	383	394	-2.0%	2.9%
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	214	246	181	15.0%	-26.4%
54	Professional and Technical Services	912	1,059	956	16.1%	-9.7%
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	314	267	229	-15.0%	-14.2%
56	Administrative and Waste Services	2,107	1,780	1,606	-15.5%	-9.8%
61	Educational Services	618	573	466	-7.3%	-18.7%
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,746	1,501	1,440	-14.0%	-4.1%
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	321	329	220	2.5%	-33.1%
72	Accommodation and Food Services	1,469	1,425	1,178	-3.0%	-17.3%
81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	1,014	1,056	736	4.1%	-30.3%
92	Public Administration	225	349	301	55.1%	-13.8%
99	Unclassified	2,173	1,438	1,027	-33.8%	-28.6%

Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)

110000	Management Occupations	627	678	634	8.1%	-6.5%
130000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	664	637	608	-4.1%	-4.6%
150000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	313	320	316	2.2%	-1.3%
170000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	192	370	138	92.7%	-62.7%
190000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	32	44	36	37.5%	-18.2%
210000	Community and Social Services Occupations	151	144	143	-4.6%	-0.7%
230000	Legal Occupations	98	140	121	42.9%	-13.6%
250000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	923	1,002	711	8.6%	-29.0%
270000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	312	320	245	2.6%	-23.4%
290000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	427	406	362	-4.9%	-10.8%
310000	Healthcare Support Occupations	880	706	712	-19.8%	0.8%
330000	Protective Service Occupations	80	67	59	-16.3%	-11.9%
350000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	1,706	1,565	1,235	-8.3%	-21.1%
370000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	305	283	276	-7.2%	-2.5%
390000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	332	283	220	-14.8%	-22.3%
410000	Sales and Related Occupations	1,583	1,401	1,149	-11.5%	-18.0%
430000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	1,276	1,159	1,117	-9.2%	-3.6%
450000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	189	129	133	-31.7%	3.1%
470000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	3,403	3,548	3,530	4.3%	-0.5%
490000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	656	559	457	-14.8%	-18.2%
510000	Production Occupations	2,235	1,982	1,728	-11.3%	-12.8%
530000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	806	838	778	4.0%	-7.2%
550000	Military Specific Occupations	513	84	58	-83.6%	-31.0%
990000	Unknown	2,317	2,180	1,738	-5.9%	-20.3%

Demographics

Education
	Less than 12 years	1,268	1,112	953	-12.3%	-14.3%
	12 years	7,375	6,631	6,135	-10.1%	-7.5%
	13-15 years	7,518	7,093	6,078	-5.7%	-14.3%
	Over 15 years	3,402	3,626	3,085	6.6%	-14.9%
	Info. not available	463	383	254	-17.3%	-33.7%
Sex
	Male	11,354	10,851	9,727	-4.4%	-10.4%
	Female	8,212	7,613	6,526	-7.3%	-14.3%
	Unspecified	460	381	252	-17.2%	-33.9%
Age
	Under age 22	866	539	414	-37.8%	-23.2%
	Age 22 to 29	4,185	3,466	2,924	-17.2%	-15.6%
	Age 30 to 39	4,446	4,249	3,803	-4.4%	-10.5%
	Age 40 to 49	4,297	4,188	3,693	-2.5%	-11.8%
	Age 50 to 59	4,258	4,466	3,923	4.9%	-12.2%
	Age 60 to 64	975	1,060	1,023	8.7%	-3.5%
	Age 65 and over	471	427	403	-9.3%	-5.6%
	Info. not available	528	450	322	-14.8%	-28.4%
Race
	White	15,763	14,727	12,988	-6.6%	-11.8%
	Black or African American,	1,601	1,496	1,276	-6.6%	-14.7%
	American Indian or Alaska Native	270	294	230	8.9%	-21.8%
	Asian	498	490	379	-1.6%	-22.7%
	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	37	31	37	-16.2%	19.4%
	Race Unknown	1,857	1,807	1,595	-2.7%	-11.7%
Ethnicity
	Not Hispanic or Latino	17,118	16,157	14,077	-5.6%	-12.9%
	Hispanic or Latino	739	699	617	-5.4%	-11.7%
	Ethnicity Unknown	2,169	1,989	1,811	-8.3%	-8.9%

Economic Regions (click to view data by region)

R01000	EDR 1 - Northwest	355	254	206	-28.5%	-18.9%
R02000	EDR 2 - Headwaters	377	306	298	-18.8%	-2.6%
R03000	EDR 3 - Arrowhead	1,488	1,460	1,275	-1.9%	-12.7%
R04000	EDR 4 - West Central	528	488	455	-7.6%	-6.8%
R05000	EDR 5 - North Central	649	657	495	1.2%	-24.7%
R06E00	EDR 6E- Southwest Central	424	426	366	0.5%	-14.1%
R06W00	EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	100	189	103	89.0%	-45.5%
R07E00	EDR 7E- East Central	731	627	680	-14.2%	8.5%
R07W00	EDR 7W- Central	1,616	1,588	1,460	-1.7%	-8.1%
R08000	EDR 8 - Southwest	379	326	338	-14.0%	3.7%
R09000	EDR 9 - South Central	965	769	815	-20.3%	6.0%
R10000	EDR 10 - Southeast	1,597	1,438	1,216	-10.0%	-15.4%
R11000	EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	9,529	9,080	7,799	-4.7%	-14.1%

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

May 2014

Minnesota