Lac qui Parle County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lac qui Parle County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lac qui Parle County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
3,665
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
6,694
people in Lac qui Parle County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,639
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lac qui Parle County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle 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.

Fleet Farm4 open roles
Ascensus2 open roles
Amazon1 open role
Bell Bank1 open role
Federated Insurance1 open role
Sleep Number1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southwest Minnesota Workforce Development Board
Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine

Cities in Lac qui Parle County

Baxter10 jobs

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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.