St. Louis County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Louis County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 89 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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St. Louis County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
97,699
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
200,056
people in St. Louis County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,455
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. Louis 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 2.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.8%, up 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,487 jobs), manufacturing (+909 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

St. Louis County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in St. Louis County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 5, 2026	Heliene USA	Mountain Iron	—	—	State record
Apr 16, 2026	MTD Acquisition's Inc.	Chisholm	—	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in St. Louis 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.

Barr Engineering13 open roles
Allete5 open roles
Braun Intertec3 open roles
Cintas2 open roles
Energy Innovation2 open roles
Fairview Health Services2 open roles
GPAC2 open roles
Hubbard Broadcasting2 open roles
Intellipro Group2 open roles
OrthoVirginia2 open roles

Colleges in St. Louis County

Colleges in St. Louis County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
The College of Saint Scholastica	Duluth	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Conferences in St. Louis County

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

MNSHRM State Conference
Oct 18 to Oct 19, 2027 · Duluth, MN
Paid ticket, price not listed

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. Louis 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).

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

CareerForce in Duluth
Duluth · Comprehensive · 218-302-8400
8:00am - 4:30pm M-F
CareerForce in Hibbing
Hibbing · Comprehensive · 218-231-8590
M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm
CareerForce in Virginia
Virginia · Affiliate · 218-293-4400
M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm

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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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