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Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

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Dec 2, 2025
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What is the unemployment rate for Somali-born versus U.S.-born Somali Minnesotans?

Available reporting shows Somali Minnesotans have had substantially higher unemployment rates than the statewide averages in multiple accounts: a 2010 snapshot lists 13% unemployment for Somalis in Mi...

Dec 6, 2025
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How do unemployment rates for Somali women in Minnesota compare to Somali men and state averages?

Available sources show a large employment gap by gender within Minnesota’s Somali community in older census-era data — for example a 2000 Minneapolis snapshot reporting 65% of Somali men employed vers...

Dec 2, 2025
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What reliable data sources and studies report on public benefit usage by race, ethnicity, or nationality in Minnesota and how to access them?

State and federal agencies, university centers and nonprofit data projects publish race- and ethnicity‑disaggregated data on public‑benefit use in Minnesota; key entry points include Minnesota Departm...

Dec 8, 2025

What are SNAP participation rates by immigrant group in Minnesota over the past decade?

Available reporting and research show Minnesota data on SNAP participation by immigrant status and some immigrant groups, but no single source in the provided set supplies a complete, decade‑long time...

Dec 3, 2025

How did unemployment and underemployment rates for Somali Minnesotans in 2025 vary by age, gender, education level, and immigration generation?

Available sources do not provide detailed 2025 unemployment or underemployment rates for Somali Minnesotans broken down by age, gender, education level, and immigration generation; reporting and state...

Jan 3, 2026

Which Somali‑owned businesses in Minnesota report more than 50 employees and where are they registered?

Reporting assembled for this brief shows a vibrant Somali-owned business ecosystem across Minnesota — hundreds of small enterprises, food brands and service firms — but none of the provided sources pu...

Jan 2, 2026

Which nonprofit lenders in Minnesota currently administer Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (ELP) funds and what are their application requirements?

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) provides Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (ELP) funds to a network of certified nonprofit lenders across the state; businesses ...

Jan 2, 2026

What grants and loans are available to Somali entrepreneurs in Minnesota in 2025?

A suite of state-backed loans and grants exists in Minnesota that Somali entrepreneurs can and have used, most centrally the Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Loan (ELP) delivered through nonprofit lend...

Dec 1, 2025

What local job training and entrepreneurship programs help Somali Minnesotans start businesses?

Minnesota offers a mix of community-based, nonprofit, and state-supported programs that help Somali Minnesotans with business skills, training and access to capital — notably Somali Success (adult edu...

Nov 25, 2025

What local programs, policy interventions, and community organizations in Minnesota have been effective at improving Somali employment, education, and economic mobility?

Local organizations, adult-education programs, and targeted workforce efforts in Minnesota have demonstrable roles in advancing Somali employment, education and mobility — for example, Somali Success ...