Itasca County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Itasca County’s unemployment rate is 6.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Itasca County economy

6.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.7% the month before
21,074
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
45,141
people in Itasca County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,380
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Itasca County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Itasca 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 Itasca 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.

Vector Marketing1 open role
Wylander1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Itasca 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

CareerForce in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids · Affiliate
8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Itasca County

Grand Rapids2 jobs

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Itasca 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.