Brown County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Brown County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
14,036
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
25,826
people in Brown County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,690
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Brown County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Brown 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 Brown 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.
- RVI2 open roles
- 3M1 open role
- Bank Midwest1 open role
- Christensen Farms1 open role
- CliftonLarsonAllen1 open role
- RITALKA1 open role
Colleges in Brown County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther College | New Ulm | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brown County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- South Central Workforce Council
Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan
CareerForce in New Ulm
New Ulm · Affiliate · 507-508-4041
Monday-Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm Friday - virtual services available
Cities in Brown County
- New Ulm8 jobs
Other Minnesota counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.