Cottonwood County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cottonwood County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Cottonwood County economy

5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
5,699
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,458
people in Cottonwood County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,239
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cottonwood County layoffs

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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southwest Minnesota Workforce Development Board
Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine

Other Minnesota counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Cottonwood County?

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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.