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Ramsey County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ramsey County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 363 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ramsey County economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 288,465

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 544,438

    people in Ramsey County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $81,004

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 47%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ramsey County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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.

  1. Boston Scientific55 open roles
  2. TIC Solutions20 open roles
  3. Ecolab USA9 open roles
  4. Calspan6 open roles
  5. Ecolab5 open roles
  6. SkyWater Search4 open roles
  7. Trane Technologies4 open roles
  8. Creative Financial Staffing3 open roles
  9. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd./ADR3 open roles
  10. PaR Systems3 open roles

Colleges in Ramsey County

Colleges in Ramsey County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Metropolitan State UniversitySaint PaulPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
University of St ThomasSaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Bethel UniversitySaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Hamline UniversitySaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Macalester CollegeSaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Mitchell Hamline School of LawSaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
St Catherine UniversitySaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Luther SeminarySaint PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesSt. PaulPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerForce in Saint Paul

    St. Paul · Comprehensive · 651-539-4100

    8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Cities in Ramsey County

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Laid off or looking for work in Ramsey 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.