Unemployment Insurance Claimant Characteristics

 

April 2020

 
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Minnesota

2018
Claims
2019
Claims
2020
Claims
2018/
2019
% Change
2019/
2020
% Change
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historical data
 Total Claims14,41613,381324,973-7.2%2,328.6%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting210196829-6.7%323.0%
21Mining6945760-34.8%1,588.9%
22Utilities8985299-4.5%251.8%
23Construction4,0383,24616,610-19.6%411.7%
31Manufacturing1,4911,64134,34810.1%1,993.1%
42Wholesale Trade49548810,930-1.4%2,139.8%
44Retail Trade88691940,7773.7%4,337.1%
48Transportation and Warehousing55949813,300-10.9%2,570.7%
51Information17515715,215-10.3%9,591.1%
52Finance and Insurance3153603,40614.3%846.1%
53Real Estate and Rental and Leasing1381204,258-13.0%3,448.3%
54Professional and Technical Services75484612,86212.2%1,420.3%
55Management of Companies and Enterprises2162468,07013.9%3,180.5%
56Administrative and Waste Services1,11696217,132-13.8%1,680.9%
61Educational Services27525312,485-8.0%4,834.8%
62Health Care and Social Assistance1,0161,06962,2315.2%5,721.4%
71Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation1691659,819-2.4%5,850.9%
72Accommodation and Food Services84773432,008-13.3%4,260.8%
81Other Services, Ex. Public Admin35533714,882-5.1%4,316.0%
92Public Administration3022836,243-6.3%2,106.0%
99Unclassified9017318,504-18.9%1,063.3%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000Management Occupations 79480414,8261.3%1,744.0%
130000Business and Financial Operations Occupations 4464416,375-1.1%1,345.6%
150000Computer and Mathematical Occupations 2623054,37616.4%1,334.8%
170000Architecture and Engineering Occupations 1401413,4450.7%2,343.3%
190000Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 3827653-28.9%2,318.5%
210000Community and Social Services Occupations 1181273,2037.6%2,422.0%
230000Legal Occupations 73561,084-23.3%1,835.7%
250000Education, Training, and Library Occupations 20215010,740-25.7%7,060.0%
270000Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ18623310,32125.3%4,329.6%
290000Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations21623522,7318.8%9,572.8%
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 39636919,534-6.8%5,193.8%
330000Protective Service Occupations 75512,020-32.0%3,860.8%
350000Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 73168232,071-6.7%4,602.5%
370000Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. 2802798,490-0.4%2,943.0%
390000Personal Care and Service Occupations 1089411,096-13.0%11,704.3%
410000Sales and Related Occupations 80273638,654-8.2%5,151.9%
430000Office and Administrative Support Occupations 1,0051,08825,9618.3%2,286.1%
450000Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 2291861,354-18.8%628.0%
470000Construction and Extraction Occupations 4,3923,47018,504-21.0%433.3%
490000Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 37733810,667-10.3%3,055.9%
510000Production Occupations 9031,05023,69116.3%2,156.3%
530000Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 89479616,795-11.0%2,009.9%
550000Military Specific Occupations   880.0%0.0%
990000Unknown1,7391,71638,137-1.3%2,122.4%
Demographics
Education       
 Less than 12 years78673420,716-6.6%2,722.3%
 12 years5,3624,86197,685-9.3%1,909.6%
 13-15 years5,3114,927125,512-7.2%2,447.4%
 Over 15 years2,3552,37480,8730.8%3,306.6%
 Info. not available602485187-19.4%-61.4%
Sex       
 Male 9,4198,418152,069-10.6%1,706.5%
 Female 4,3984,479172,7481.8%3,756.8%
 Unspecified 599484155-19.2%-68.0%
Age       
 Under age 22 39928431,434-28.8%10,968.3%
 Age 22 to 29 2,4562,09862,250-14.6%2,867.1%
 Age 30 to 39 3,5513,25872,977-8.3%2,139.9%
 Age 40 to 49 2,8352,69756,988-4.9%2,013.0%
 Age 50 to 59 3,0753,04457,520-1.0%1,789.6%
 Age 60 to 64 1,0391,01723,965-2.1%2,256.4%
 Age 65 and over 42344317,0714.7%3,753.5%
 Info. not available 6385402,768-15.4%412.6%
Race       
 White10,95010,052239,841-8.2%2,286.0%
 Black or African American,1,0881,10133,1921.2%2,914.7%
 American Indian or Alaska Native1741544,886-11.5%3,072.7%
 Asian28833718,37317.0%5,351.9%
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander27296287.4%2,065.5%
 Race Unknown1,8891,70628,046-9.7%1,544.0%
Ethnicity       
 Not Hispanic or Latino11,91511,074283,628-7.1%2,461.2%
 Hispanic or Latino59357916,009-2.4%2,664.9%
 Ethnicity Unknown 1,9081,72825,336-9.4%1,366.2%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000EDR 1 - Northwest 1911853,319-3.1%1,694.1%
R02000EDR 2 - Headwaters 2592154,639-17.0%2,057.7%
R03000EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,0711,09619,1002.3%1,642.7%
R04000EDR 4 - West Central 3863718,236-3.9%2,119.9%
R05000EDR 5 - North Central 4523958,913-12.6%2,156.5%
R06E00EDR 6E- Southwest Central 3032724,625-10.2%1,600.4%
R06W00EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley701021,75745.7%1,622.5%
R07E00EDR 7E- East Central 61254210,386-11.4%1,816.2%
R07W00EDR 7W- Central 1,2251,07923,394-11.9%2,068.1%
R08000EDR 8 - Southwest 1751823,5584.0%1,854.9%
R09000EDR 9 - South Central 67557711,852-14.5%1,954.1%
R10000EDR 10 - Southeast 1,13294026,236-17.0%2,691.1%
R11000EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 6,5706,297190,483-4.2%2,925.0%
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.