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Anoka County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Anoka County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 82 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Anoka County economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 205,109

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 367,095

    people in Anoka County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $98,764

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Anoka County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Anoka County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

Employers hiring most in Anoka 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.

  1. GPAC8 open roles
  2. Medtronic8 open roles
  3. Estee Lauder Companies5 open roles
  4. Border Bank4 open roles
  5. Aston Carter3 open roles
  6. Federal Cartridge3 open roles
  7. Graco3 open roles
  8. nvent3 open roles
  9. Professional Service Industries3 open roles
  10. Five Below2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Anoka County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • CareerForce in Blaine

    Blaine · Comprehensive · 763-324-2300

    Mon through Fri 8am to 4:30pm; Career/Computer Lab Hours: Mon through Fri 8 am to 4pm

  • CareerForce in Forest Lake

    Forest Lake · Affiliate · 651-275-7265

    M-F 8am - 4:30 pm

Cities in Anoka County

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Anoka County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Minnesota’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.