Kanabec County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kanabec County’s unemployment rate is 6.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kanabec County economy

6.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.7% the month before
8,234
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,261
people in Kanabec County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,915
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kanabec County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Kanabec 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 Kanabec 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.

BCI Construction1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Central Minnesota Jobs & Training, Inc. Workforce Development Board
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Renville, Sherburne, Wright

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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.