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Box 3185 Mankato, MN 56002-3185  \n(507)934-7700  \n[www.ruralmn.org](www.ruralmn.org)  \nPandemic paints a different employment picture in rural Minnesota  \nJanuary 2021  \nBy Kelly Asche, Research Associate, & Marnie Werner, Director of Research  \nDuring the initial phase of the public health response to COVID-19 (March 2020), officials expected unemployment to increase significantly as businesses and schools across the state shut down or severely limited their operations.  \nTen months later, however, while unemployment continues to be a top concern of government officials, the employment landscape varies quite a bit depending on location. Workforce data shows that unlike a normal recession, where joblessness is widespread across all sectors of the economy, unemployment this year has been concentrated in specific occupations and occupation groups. 1  \nAt the same time, in most of Greater Minnesota, jobs across a wide range of occupation groups still sit unfilled, not because workers have been laid off, but because employers in many rural areas are still searching for workers with the needed skill sets.  \nAs state lawmakers begin the work of recovering economically from the pandemic, they arepresented with a unique opportunity, one that doesn’t come around very often: a large pool of unemployed workers and a large selection of jobs that need filling.  \n1 Similar to industries, the Bureau of Labor Statistics categorizes occupations into occupation groups. Industry groups describe what a business does. Occupation groups describe what the worker does. A worker could work in a business in the manufacturing sector, but their occupation could be welding or administrative.  \n© Center for Rural Policy & Development  \nThe pandemic’s impacts on workers: Unemployment and dropping out of the labor force  \nThe question now is,“How much impact has the pandemic had on these workforce trends?”  \nIt depends, of course. Unemployment claims spiked when non-essential businesses were shutdown in March (Figure 1), followed by another smaller spike in November, when restaurants, bars and other venues were shut down to control an upsurge in COVID-19 cases.  \n\n| Unemployment claims as a percent of annual employment |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 15.0%\u003Cbr>10.0%\u003Cbr>5.0% | |\n| 2020-01-01 2020-02-01\u003Cbr>2020-03-01 2020-04-01\u003Cbr>2020-05-01 2020-06-01\u003Cbr>2020-07-01 2020-08-01\u003Cbr>2020-09-01\u003Cbr>2020-10-01\u003Cbr>2020-11-01\u003Cbr>2020-12-01\u003Cbr>2021-01-01\u003Cbr> Northwest  Central  Southwest\u003Cbr> Northeast  Seven County Mpls-St Paul  Southeast |  |\n\nFigure 1 : The number of weekly unemployment claims in 2020 as a percentage of total employment for the year 2019 shows a spike in the spring during the shutdown of non-essential businesses, then slowly decreases over time with a small uptick in November. Data: MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED), Unemployment Claims; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment  \nStatistics  \nThe unemployment data shows that over the course of 2020, the bulk of unemployment claims in Minnesota, regardless of region, fell into two groups: i) occupations in businesses impacted by the pandemic, and ii) seasonal occupations. Up until September, the majority of UI claims across the state resulted from the pandemic and mostly impacted four occupation groups in Minnesota: food prep and serving-related jobs; sales and related jobs; office and administration jobs; and health care support (Table 1) . In the Twin Cities seven-county region, management and transportation and material moving were also impacted. These job losses  \n2  \n© Center for Rural Policy & Development  \nwere a direct result of the changes in shopping behaviors, decline in revenue and closures of businesses caused by the pandemic.  \nTable 1 : Occupation groups with the top-five highest weekly unemployment claims from April through November. The value is the weekly average UI claims. Occupation groups highlighted in red are considered to be impacted by the pandemic where","cbCainYXRAfhDXqk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainYXRAfhDXqk","pdf",958981,17,"English","# Pandemic impacts on workers: unemployment and dropping out of the labor force\n## Expected job losses in March 2020\n## Regional variation in unemployment during 2020\n## Occupation groups most affected (April–November)\n## Seasonal layoffs and comparison with 2019 unemployment","[{\"question\":\"How did officials expect unemployment to change in March 2020?\",\"answer\":\"Officials expected unemployment to increase significantly after businesses and schools across the state shut down or limited operations.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did unemployment patterns differ from a normal recession in 2020?\",\"answer\":\"Unemployment claims were concentrated in particular occupations and occupation groups rather than being widespread across all sectors.\"},{\"question\":\"What explains the rise in unemployment claims after September 2020?\",\"answer\":\"Claims after September were more likely connected to layoffs related to seasonal work and winter employment patterns typical for Greater Minnesota.\"}]","Pandemic paints a different employment picture in rural Minnesota - January 2021 | PDF",1792044293,43]