Week by week, Black workers made up larger proportions of unemployment benefit applicants

This chart shows the racial breakdown of unemployment benefit applicants each week. Black workers make up about 6% of Minnesota's workforce, and white workers make up about 86% of the workforce.
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This chart doesn't include American Indian applicants (1-2% of applicants), Native Hawaiian applicants (<1%) and a "choose not to answer" category (4%).
Chart: Rilyn Eischens, Minnesota Reformer Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Get the data