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Big Stone County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Big Stone County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Big Stone County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    2.8% the month before

  • 2,550

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 5,152

    people in Big Stone County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $65,475

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Big Stone 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 7.3% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population down 2.0% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.0%, up 1.2 points from a year ago

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Big Stone County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Big Stone County 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.

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Job fairs and business events in Big Stone County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Big Stone County.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Big Stone County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Minnesota? How to file for unemployment in Minnesota (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Minnesota’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Minnesota unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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