Ramsey County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ramsey County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 445 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Ramsey County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
290,396
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
544,438
people in Ramsey County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,004
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Ramsey County ranks

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

November 2026

#19Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Great Lakes47% · of 100
#20Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Great Lakes23% · of 100

Ramsey 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 2.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.8%, up 0.9 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+7,926 jobs), construction (+1,040 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,694 jobs), management of companies (−1,632 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Ramsey 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.

Ramsey County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Ramsey 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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Employers hiring most in Ramsey 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.

Boston Scientific57 open roles
TIC Solutions24 open roles
Ecolab USA9 open roles
Patterson Companies8 open roles
Fairview Health Services5 open roles
Trane U.s.5 open roles
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd./ADR4 open roles
Trane Technologies4 open roles
Cummins3 open roles
Ecolab3 open roles

Colleges in Ramsey County

Colleges in Ramsey County
College	City	Type	Students
Concordia University-Saint Paul	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Metropolitan State University	Saint Paul	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
University of St Thomas	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Bethel University	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Hamline University	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Macalester College	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Mitchell Hamline School of Law	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
St Catherine University	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Northwestern-St Paul	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Luther Seminary	Saint Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities	St. Paul	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Ramsey County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Ramsey County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference
Usually October (next dates not announced) · St. Paul, MN
Ticket $159 to $554. Member $435, nonmember $540 (late); Pay What You Can $159 or $239; Pay It Forward $554. Online registration…
Applied AI Conference (Applied AI MN)
Usually November (next dates not announced) · St. Paul, MN
Paid ticket, price not listed

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ramsey 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 Innovation Board of Ramsey County
Ramsey

CareerForce in Saint Paul
St. Paul · Comprehensive · 651-539-4100
8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

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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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