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Scott County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Scott County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 55 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Scott County economy

  • 4.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 90,121

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 152,957

    people in Scott County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $120,247

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 45%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Scott County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Scott 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 Scott 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. Emerson11 open roles
  2. CommScope5 open roles
  3. Oatey4 open roles
  4. GPAC3 open roles
  5. Amazon2 open roles
  6. Entrust2 open roles
  7. Seagate Technology2 open roles
  8. Aimlroles1 open role
  9. Atlas Copco Group1 open role
  10. Cadence Education1 open role

Conferences in Scott County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Scott County. 1 with dates announced.

  • HealthAPalooza (HAP27)

    Jul 25 to Jul 27, 2027 · Prior Lake, MN

    Ticket About $249. $249 two-day ticket per the site; the page still carried some HAP26 details.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerForce in Shakopee

    Shakopee · Affiliate · 952-496-8310

    Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Cities in Scott County

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Scott 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.