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Koochiching County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Koochiching County’s unemployment rate is 6.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Koochiching County economy

  • 6.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.2% the month before

  • 5,653

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 11,950

    people in Koochiching County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $69,115

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Koochiching County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Koochiching 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 Koochiching 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. Careerflow4 open roles
  2. Salsa2 open roles
  3. Hillel International1 open role
  4. Packaging Corporation of America1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerForce in International Falls

    International Falls · Affiliate · 218-293-4400

    Mon.- Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Koochiching County

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Laid off or looking for work in Koochiching 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.