Nicollet County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Nicollet County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Nicollet County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.2% the month before
20,004
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
34,350
people in Nicollet County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,362
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Nicollet County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Nicollet 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 Nicollet 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.

Bayer Built1 open role

Colleges in Nicollet County

Colleges in Nicollet County
College	City	Type	Students
Gustavus Adolphus College	Saint Peter	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Central Workforce Council
Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan

Cities in Nicollet County

St. Peter

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Nicollet 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.