Kandiyohi County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kandiyohi County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Kandiyohi County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
22,983
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,757
people in Kandiyohi County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,097
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kandiyohi 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 2.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.3%, up 1.2 points from a year ago

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Kandiyohi County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Kandiyohi 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 Kandiyohi 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.

Autozone1 open role
Duininck Concrete1 open role
gpac1 open role
GPAC1 open role
Hormel1 open role
Life-Science Innovations1 open role
Old National Bank1 open role
Vaxxinova1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Central Minnesota Jobs & Training, Inc. Workforce Development Board
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Renville, Sherburne, Wright

CareerForce in Willmar
Willmar · Affiliate · 320-441-6590
Mon thru Fri 8AM to 4:30PM phone and online services. Closed to the public Mondays and Fridays. Open to the public Tues, Wed and Thurs 9AM to 4:00PM Closed 12PM to 1PM Tues, Wed and Thurs 12pm-1pm.

Cities in Kandiyohi County

Willmar8 jobs

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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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