Waseca County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Waseca County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Waseca County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
9,577
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,958
people in Waseca County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,052
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Waseca County layoffs

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

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Central Workforce Council
Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan

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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.