Nobles County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Nobles County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Nobles County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
10,839
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
22,067
people in Nobles County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,509
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Nobles County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Nobles 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 Nobles 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.

Champion Home Builders1 open role
Champion Homes1 open role
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, System Office1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Nobles 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

CareerForce in Worthington
Worthington · Affiliate · 507-295-5020
8:00am - 4:30pm M-F

Cities in Nobles County

Worthington3 jobs

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Nobles 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.