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Big Stone County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Big Stone County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Big Stone County economy

  • 5.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 2,600

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 5,152

    people in Big Stone County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $65,475

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Big Stone County layoffs

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

All layoff notices in the state

Job fairs and business events in Big Stone County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Big Stone County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Big Stone 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.