Mille Lacs County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Mille Lacs County’s unemployment rate is 5.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Mille Lacs County economy

5.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.0% the month before
14,281
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
26,912
people in Mille Lacs County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,455
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Mille Lacs County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs 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.

Rum River Special Education Co-Op3 open roles
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures2 open roles
Rum River Special Ed Co-Op1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Mille Lacs 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

Cities in Mille Lacs County

Milaca4 jobs

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Mille Lacs 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.