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McLeod County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McLeod County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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McLeod County economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 19,969

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 36,771

    people in McLeod County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $78,468

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McLeod County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming McLeod County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in McLeod 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. 3M1 open role
  2. CorTrust Bank National Association1 open role
  3. Ecumen1 open role
  4. INA Solution1 open role
  5. MileHigh Adjusters Houston1 open role
  6. Raymond Search Group1 open role
  7. Seneca Foods1 open role
  8. Zane State College1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerForce in Hutchinson

    Hutchinson · Affiliate · 320-587-4740

    8:00am - 11:30am and 12:30pm - 4:30pm, Monday - Thursday

Cities in McLeod County

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in McLeod 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.