Pope County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pope County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pope County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
6,295
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,363
people in Pope County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,205
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pope County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pope County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Pope 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.

Ameriprise Certificate1 open role
aspectLED1 open role
DSG Global1 open role
International Paper1 open role
Merrick1 open role
Presbyterian Homes & Services1 open role
Solid Ground1 open role
The Remedy1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Rural Minnesota Workforce Development Board
Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin

Cities in Pope County

White Bear Lake8 jobs

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Pope 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.