Blue Earth County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBlue Earth County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
40,641
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
69,386
people in Blue Earth County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,623
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Blue Earth 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 7.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, up 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,384 jobs), hotels & food (+449 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Blue Earth County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Mankato students push to save printmaking professor’s job as staff cuts continueStar Tribune · Nov 7, 2026
Learn and get funded in Blue Earth County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Blue Earth County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Blue Earth 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.
Employers hiring most in Blue Earth County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Mayo Clinic3 open roles
- CHS2 open roles
- Centerpoint Energy1 open role
- Charlie Health1 open role
- CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)1 open role
- CliftonLarsonAllen1 open role
- Doherty Staffing Solutions1 open role
- Federated Mutual Insurance1 open role
- Fleet Farm1 open role
- Graybar1 open role
Colleges in Blue Earth County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Blue Earth 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).
- South Central Workforce Council
Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan
CareerForce in Mankato
Mankato · Comprehensive · 507-344-2622
8:00am - 4:30pm
Cities in Blue Earth County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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