Faribault, MN jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Multi-Media Account ExecutiveTownsquare Media
- HR Business PartnerApogee Enterprises
- Facilities ManagerCity of Faribault, MN
- Senior Materials ManagerTrystar
- Electrical Project ManagerGPAC
- GM Automotive Technician – $10K Bonus & Relo Assistance to Faribault, MNMechanics Marketplace
- Quality EngineerApogee Enterprises
- Manager of Safety, Security, and Medical - Jennie-OHormel
- Operations Supervisor - Night Shift Differential - Transportation (Supply Chain/Logistics)Penske Truck Leasing
Employers hiring most in Faribault
- Apogee Enterprises2 open roles
- City of Faribault, MN1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
- Hormel1 open role
- Mechanics Marketplace1 open role
- Penske Truck Leasing1 open role
- Townsquare Media1 open role
- Trystar1 open role
Faribault layoffs
No layoff notices naming Faribault in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Rice County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 5.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, up 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+428 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Faribault. Each link goes to the publisher.
- A number of Goodyear employees to be laid offAudacy on MSN · Oct 29, 2026
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Workforce development and job centers
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- Workforce Development Board of Southeast Minnesota
Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha
CareerForce in Faribault
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Rice County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.2% the month before
36,273
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
67,389
people in Rice County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,792
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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