Dakota County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dakota County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 179 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dakota County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
250,725
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
442,204
people in Dakota County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$105,212
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dakota County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Dakota 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 Dakota 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.

GPAC11 open roles
Thomson Reuters9 open roles
Post Consumer Brands8 open roles
Post Holdings8 open roles
Trystar8 open roles
RTX7 open roles
Michael Page6 open roles
Cintas4 open roles
Genesis104 open roles
Medline Industries4 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board
Dakota, Scott

CareerForce in Burnsville
Burnsville · Comprehensive · 952-703-3100
Monday -Friday 8:00am-4:30pm ( Closed 12 noon -1:00pm for lunch daily)
CareerForce in West Saint Paul
West St. Paul · Affiliate · 651-554-5955
Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch)

Cities in Dakota County

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Laid off or looking for work in Dakota County?

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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.