Cook County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cook County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Cook County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
2,991
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,633
people in Cook County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,643
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cook County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cook 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Cook 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.