Initial unemployment claims
Minnesota initial unemployment claims
Business Barometers
Nine-county Mankato region
Major industry
’11
August ’12
Percent change ’11-’12
Construction Manufacturing Retail Services Total*
94 113 68 234 509
97 154 51 201 503
+3.2% +36.3% -25% -14.1% -1.2%
2011
2012
130,000
110,000
1,000
A
M
2,657 2,867 1,591 6,412 13,527
2,356 2,108 1,359 5,358 11,181
-11.3% -26.5% -14.6% -16.4% -17.3%
2011
J
J
A
Local number of unemployed
S
O
N
2011
Nine-county Mankato region
D
2012
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Minnesota number of unemployed 2011
8,316 7,051
10,000
0
2012
2,808.3 2,823
3,000 2,000
M
Percent change ’11-’12
Minnesota non-farm jobs
120,000
F
’12
(in thousands)
126,172 126,284
J
’11
Services consist of administration, educational, health care and social assistance, food and other miscellaneous services. *Categories don't equal total because some categories not listed.
Nine-county Mankato region
100,000
August
Construction Manufacturing Retail Services Total*
Services consist of administration, educational, health care and social assistance, food and other miscellaneous services. *Categories don't equal total because some categories not listed.
Local non-farm jobs
Major industry
2012
201,424 168,343
225,000
8,000 200,000
6,000 4,000
175,000
2,000 0
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
August
2011
Unemployment rate
5.4%
5.0%
55,153
5,393
3,151
2,928
2012
Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
10 • october 2012 • MN Valley Business
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F
M
County/area
(includes all of Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties)
Number of unemployed
150,000
A
Unemployment rates
Mankato/North Mankato Metropolitan statistical area
Number of non-farm jobs
D
Blue Earth Brown Faribault Le Sueur Martin Nicollet Sibley Waseca Watonwan Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota U.S.
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Counties, state, nation August 2011 August 2012 5.6% 4.8% 6.3% 6.9% 5.9% 5.1% 4.9% 5.5% 6.5% 6.2% 6.2% 9.1%
5.1% 4.9% 5.6% 6.3% 5.3% 4.9% 4.9% 5.7% 6.2% 5.7% 5.6% 8.2% J. Malmanger