St. Louis County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
St. Louis County economy
5.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
97,549
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
200,056
people in St. Louis County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,455
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
St. Louis County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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.
- Cirrus Aircraft11 open roles
- Allete6 open roles
- GPAC4 open roles
- Aligned Data Centers2 open roles
- Commonwealth of VA Careers2 open roles
- Doherty Staffing2 open roles
- Essentia Health2 open roles
- MSA Professional Services2 open roles
- OrthoVirginia2 open roles
- Residential Services2 open roles
Colleges in St. Louis County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. Louis County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Duluth Workforce Development Board
City: Duluth
- Northeast Minnesota Workforce Development Board
Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis
CareerForce in Duluth
Duluth · Comprehensive · 218-302-8400
8:00am - 4:30pm M-F
CareerForce in Hibbing
Hibbing · Comprehensive · 218-231-8590
M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm
CareerForce in Virginia
Virginia · Affiliate · 218-293-4400
M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm
Cities in St. Louis County
Other Minnesota counties
Laid off or looking for work in St. Louis County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.