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Winona County, MN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Winona County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Winona County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.3% the month before

  • 28,198

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 49,705

    people in Winona County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $70,198

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Winona County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 0

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Winona County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Acuity BrandsWinona——State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Winona 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. Fastenal3 open roles
  2. Fleet Farm3 open roles
  3. Syensqo2 open roles
  4. Avient1 open role
  5. Avomind1 open role
  6. Codabow International1 open role
  7. Fanatics Commerce1 open role
  8. GPAC1 open role
  9. Hiawatha Broadband Communication1 open role
  10. Hiawatha Broadband Communications1 open role

Colleges in Winona County

Colleges in Winona County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Winona State UniversityWinonaPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinonaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerForce in Winona

    Winona · Comprehensive · 507-205-6060

    Mon - Tues 8am to 4pm, Wed - Fri by appointment only

Cities in Winona County

Other Minnesota counties

All of Minnesota

Laid off or looking for work in Winona 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.