Scott County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Scott County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 52 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Scott County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.2% the month before
90,683
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
152,957
people in Scott County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$120,247
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Scott County ranks

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

November 2026

#8Fastest-growing job markets in the Great Lakes+7.0% · of 100
#10Fastest-growing job markets in the Midwest+7.0% · of 100

Scott 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 7.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 5.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.9 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,301 jobs), manufacturing (+843 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Scott 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.

Scott County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Scott 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 Scott 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.

Emerson10 open roles
CommScope6 open roles
Oatey4 open roles
GPAC3 open roles
Emerson Electric2 open roles
Entrust2 open roles
Aimlroles1 open role
Amazon1 open role
Cadence Education1 open role
Cambria1 open role

Conferences in Scott County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Scott County. 1 with dates announced.

HealthAPalooza (HAP27)
Jul 25 to Jul 27, 2027 · Prior Lake, MN
Ticket About $249. $249 two-day ticket per the site; the page still carried some HAP26 details.

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Workforce development and job centers

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

Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board
Dakota, Scott

CareerForce in Shakopee
Shakopee · Affiliate · 952-496-8310
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Cities in Scott County

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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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