Paid Leave Receives Nearly 12,000 Applications Since Opening

St. Paul, MN — Nearly 12,000 Minnesotans have applied for Paid Leave since applications opened.

The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) launched the full Paid Leave application this week. Applications for bonding leave for parents who welcomed a child in 2025 went live in early December and since then, 11,883 Minnesotans have submitted applications and DEED has completed reviewing 6,393 leaves.

Based on projections from an independent actuary, DEED expects about 130,000 approved claims from Minnesotans in the first year of the Paid Leave program.