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Meeker County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Meeker County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Meeker County economy

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 12,822

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 23,422

    people in Meeker County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $75,037

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Meeker County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Meeker 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 Meeker 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. George Konik Associates1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerForce in Litchfield

    Litchfield · Affiliate · 320-593-1056

    Open to public Tuesdays 8:30am – 11:30am, and Wednesdays 8:30am – 11:30am and 12:30pm – 4:00pm

Cities in Meeker County

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Meeker County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.