Olmsted County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Olmsted County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 128 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Olmsted County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.1% the month before
91,937
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
163,425
people in Olmsted County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$93,494
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Olmsted County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Olmsted 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 Olmsted 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.

Mayo Clinic41 open roles
Gilbane12 open roles
Kerry4 open roles
Cannon Design3 open roles
City of Rochester, Minnesota3 open roles
Via3 open roles
Via3 open roles
Assisi Heights2 open roles
Employment Resource Group2 open roles
GPAC2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Olmsted County

Mayo Clinic20,001–100,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Olmsted County

Colleges in Olmsted County
College	City	Type	Students
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Rochester	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Minnesota-Rochester	Rochester	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of Southeast Minnesota
Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha

CareerForce in Rochester
Rochester · Comprehensive · 507-292-5152
8:00 am -4:30 am

Cities in Olmsted County

Rochester125 jobs
Farmington3 jobs

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

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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.