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Hennepin County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hennepin County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2,394 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hennepin County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 715,372

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,268,903

    people in Hennepin County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $96,339

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 55%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hennepin County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hennepin 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 Hennepin 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.

  1. Unitedhealth Group180 open roles
  2. LHC Group75 open roles
  3. Mortenson50 open roles
  4. U.S. Bank46 open roles
  5. UnitedHealth Group46 open roles
  6. Cargill40 open roles
  7. General Dynamics Mission Systems36 open roles
  8. Graco30 open roles
  9. George Konik Associates29 open roles
  10. Aston Carter27 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Hennepin County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Hennepin County

Colleges in Hennepin County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolisPublic 4-year20,000+
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolisPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolisPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Adler Graduate SchoolMinnetonkaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Bethany Global UniversityBloomingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Bethlehem College & SeminaryMinneapolisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis ParkPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
North Central UniversityMinneapolisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Hennepin County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Hennepin County. 18 with dates announced.

  • MD&M Midwest

    Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $319 to $879. 2-day conference pass: super early bird $529, early $629, advanced $749, onsite (Oct 22-29) $879. 1-day pass…

  • ABA Agricultural Bankers Conference

    Nov 4 to Nov 6, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $1,095 to $1,995. ABA member (banker, associate, government, academia) $1,295; member team of 3+ from same bank $1,095…

  • AIChE Annual Student Conference

    Nov 6 to Nov 9, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $195 to $310. Student standard $195 member / $235 non-member; last-minute $220/$260 to Oct 29; onsite from $270/$310.…

  • AIChE Annual Meeting

    Nov 8 to Nov 12, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $829 to $1,129. Member rates: $829 standard to Oct 26, $929 late to Nov 4, $1,129 on site; nonmembers pay more.

    Open call for speakers

  • ABA Winter Institute (Wi2027)

    Feb 10 to Feb 14, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket. Registration opened Sept 10, 2026; prices not in results.

  • CASE District V & VI Conference

    Apr 5 to Apr 7, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

    Apr 13 to Apr 17, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $660 to $1,310. Commercial/corporate rate, member early-bird to non-member late.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 13, 2026

  • Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 35)

    Jun 15 to Jun 18, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket. Pricing not found.

  • NAHRO Summer Symposium

    Jul 15 to Jul 16, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket. Prices not published on the page read.

  • AVMA Convention

    Jul 16 to Jul 20, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • FMI Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Conference

    Jul 18 to Jul 20, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $1,025 to $1,795. FMI retail/wholesale/supplier member $1,025; non-member retailer/wholesaler $1,250; associate member…

  • NASBO Annual Meeting

    Jul 25 to Jul 28, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $495 to $1,500. NASBO members $495; other federal/state/local staff $1,500; private sector on request. Registration opens…

Showing 12 of 23 conferences, 18 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerForce in Bloomington

    Bloomington · Affiliate · 952-703-7730

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

  • CareerForce in Brooklyn Center

    Brooklyn Center · Comprehensive · 763-279-4400

    M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm

  • CareerForce in Minneapolis North

    Minneapolis · Comprehensive · 612-299-7200

    M - F 8:00am - 4:30pm

  • CareerForce in Minneapolis South

    Minneapolis · Affiliate · 651-539-4410

    M- F 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Hennepin County

Other Minnesota counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Hennepin 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.