Unemployment Insurance Claims

During February, there were 31,021 initial claims filed in Minnesota, 8,470 less than in January. Over the year, initial claims decreased by 8613 or 21.7 percent. The most significant over-the-year declines were in Manufacturing, down 52.8 percent (5413 claims), followed by Professional and Technical Services, which was down by 38.4 percent (816 claims).  In the handful of industries that saw annual gains, all were by less than 160 claims. On a seasonally adjusted basis, there were 31,656 initial claims, 1,159 more than in January.

Source: Unemployment Insurance Statistics (DEED)

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