Houston County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Houston County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Houston County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.1% the month before
9,794
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,768
people in Houston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,087
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Houston County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Houston 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 Houston County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Workforce Development Board of Southeast Minnesota
Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha

CareerForce in Caledonia
Caledonia · Affiliate · 507-724-5231
Monday -Friday 8:00a.m. -4:30p.m.

Cities in Houston County

Caledonia

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Houston 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.