Stearns County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meStearns County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.2% the month before
87,353
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
159,358
people in Stearns County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,447
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Stearns 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 4.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, up 1.0 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,572 jobs), retail (+533 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,097 jobs), professional & technical (−347 jobs)
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Stearns County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Healthcare | St. Cloud | — | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Stearns 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.
- Sysco3 open roles
- Cerenity Senior Care2 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Dayton Freight Lines2 open roles
- Minnwest Bank2 open roles
- Owens Corning2 open roles
- Townsquare Media2 open roles
- 4M Building Solutions1 open role
- BAYADA Home Health Care1 open role
- Blattner1 open role
Colleges in Stearns County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Stearns 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).
- Career Solutions Workforce Development Board
Benton, Stearns
CareerForce in Saint Cloud
St. Cloud · Comprehensive · 320-308-5320
M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm
Cities in Stearns County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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