Employment/Unemployment Initial unemployment claims
Minnesota initial unemployment claims
Nine-county Mankato region Major April Industry ‘13 ‘14 Construction Manufacturing Retail Services Total*
226 206 55 194 681
Percent change ‘13-’14
176 132 38 170 516
-22% -36% -31% -12.4% -24.2%
Major Industry
April
Construction Manufacturing Retail Services Total*
‘13
‘14
Percent change ‘13-’14
3,773 2,982 1,438 5,729 13,922
3,379 2,058 1,217 5,102 11,756
-10% -31% -15% -11% -15.6%
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.
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
Minnesota Local non-farm jobs
- 2013 - 2014
Nine-county Mankato region 123,416 124,885
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Local number of unemployed
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- 2013 - 2014
Nine-county Mankato region 7,761 7,355
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Minnesota number of unemployed
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- 2013 - 2014
172,040
200000
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133,805
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2,787.7 2,844.1
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- 2013 - 2014
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Mankato/North Mankato Metropolitan statistical area
Unemployment rate Number of non-farm jobs Number of unemployed
2013
2014
4.5% 55,529 2,629
4.2% 56,881 2,472
Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
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Unemployment rates Counties, state, nation
(includes all of Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties) April
0
County/area Blue Earth Brown Faribault Le Sueur Martin Nicollet Sibley Waseca Watonwan Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota U.S.
April 2013 4.7% 6.1% 6.9% 8.6% 5.8% 4.2% 6.2% 6.9% 6.7% 5.3% 5.7% 7.6%
April 2014 4.3% 6.1% 7.3% 8.3% 5.7% 4.0% 5.9% 6.4% 6.8% 4.9% 4.5% 5.9% C. Sankey