Itasca County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Itasca County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Itasca County economy

5.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
20,909
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
45,141
people in Itasca County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,380
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Itasca County ranks

Where Itasca County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#19Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Great Lakes8.6 per 10,000 · of 100
#25Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Midwest8.6 per 10,000 · of 100

Itasca 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 5.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.5%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+355 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Gleb Tsipursky | Virginia’s AI training needs a first job at the other endAugusta Free Press · Nov 2, 2026

Learn and get funded in Itasca 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.

Itasca County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Itasca 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Itasca 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.

Mesabi Metallics1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Itasca 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).

Northeast Minnesota Workforce Development Board
Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis

CareerForce in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids · Affiliate
8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Itasca County

Grand Rapids

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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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