Houston County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meHouston County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.7% the month before
9,918
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,768
people in Houston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,087
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Houston County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, up 0.6 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Houston County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- A number of Goodyear employees to be laid offAudacy on MSN · Oct 29, 2026
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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Houston County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Houston 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Houston 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).
- Workforce Development Board of Southeast Minnesota
Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha
CareerForce in Caledonia
Caledonia · Affiliate · 507-724-5231
Monday -Friday 8:00a.m. -4:30p.m.
Cities in Houston 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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