Faribault County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Faribault County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Faribault County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
7,639
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
13,909
people in Faribault County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,391
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Faribault 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 down 3.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Faribault County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Mankato students push to save printmaking professor’s job as staff cuts continueStar Tribune · Nov 7, 2026

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Faribault County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Faribault 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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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Faribault 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

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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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