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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...