Martin County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Martin County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Martin County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
10,905
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,864
people in Martin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,969
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Martin 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 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.8 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Martin 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 Martin 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.

Martin County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
62
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Martin County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 19, 2026	3M Company	Fairmont	62	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Martin 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.

3M1 open role
Downs Food Group1 open role
Illinois Tool Works1 open role
VF Financial Group1 open role
Waste Management1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Martin 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 Fairmont
Fairmont · Affiliate · 507-618-5610
M-F 8:00am- 4:30pm

Cities in Martin County

Fairmont5 jobs

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

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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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