Nilfisk Inc. is permanently closing its Brooklyn Park facility. About 105 workers are expected to lose their jobs. Employee separations began in December 2025. Layoffs are scheduled to continue through July 2026. The Minnesota State Rapid Response... — read more
Estee Lauder Cuts 68 Jobs at Minnesota Aveda Site
Estee Lauder is laying off 68 employees at its Blaine facility. These cuts affect the distribution and warehouse operation. The layoffs are permanent and will occur between April and June. Affected positions include warehouse and order processing... — read more
Main Street Sports Group Cuts 20 Jobs in Minneapolis
Main Street Sports Group announced the closure of its Minneapolis operations. This action will result in approximately 20 employee layoffs. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect starting April 14. FanDuel Sports Network North broadcasts... — read more
QBP Product division sees eight roles eliminated
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) implemented its fifth round of staff cuts in six years. Eight roles were eliminated within its product division in January 2026. This reduction affected nearly 20 percent of that specific department. QBP's president... — read more
Hennepin Layoffs
I just received a message from my amazing physician 2/7/26, that she is leaving Hennepin Health. My family is heartbroken. She was the best doctor all of us have ever seen. She listened, respected, was compassionate and always made time for us. Even... — read more
Target Reduces Office Roles, Invests in Stores
Target Corporation is cutting approximately 500 jobs. These reductions impact regional offices and distribution centers. The retailer will invest more in store staffing and training. This strategy aims to improve the overall customer experience. New... — read more
GAF-Owned Roofing Plant in Minneapolis to Close
Building Materials Manufacturing LLC plans to close its Minneapolis facility. This action will result in approximately 120 employee layoffs. The facility manufactures roofing materials for its parent company, GAF. The permanent shutdown is scheduled... — read more
GAF Announces Minneapolis Plant Closure, 120 Jobs Lost
GAF is shutting down its Minneapolis manufacturing plant. The move will eliminate 120 local jobs. Operations at the Lowry Avenue facility are scheduled to cease on April 4. GAF cited strategic investments in other facilities for future growth. State... — read more
Hennepin Healthcare Cuts (Jan 2026)
Hennepin Healthcare announced it will lay off about 100 employees and close or scale back several services as its financial crisis deepens. Leaders at Hennepin Healthcare said the publicly funded hospital is operating so far in the red that it needed... — read more
Iron Range steel jobs are at risk as Cleveland-Cliffs reduces output.
Cleveland-Cliffs is expected to lay off an additional 45 workers at its Hibbing Taconite steel facility on February 1, further reducing production at a mine that has been partially idled since March of last... — read more
For this year’s roughly 10,000 laid-off Minnesotans, holidays are bittersweet
More than a million Americans have lost jobs in 2025 as the labor market continues to show signs of weakness, including many staying unemployed for... — read more
Hundreds of Target employees in Minnesota will be laid off as part of a restructuring.
The layoffs will take effect Jan. 3, 2026, Target said. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/target-restructuring-minnesota-employee-layoffs/
Upsher-Smith Job Cuts / 2025
Upsher-Smith will close its Plymouth, Minnesota plant at 14905 23rd Avenue North and lay off 58 workers. The closure date is April 1, 2025, with layoffs occurring in two or three waves through July 31. Some Plymouth staff will transfer to the... — read more
Nilfisk Layoffs 2025
Nilfisk to close Brooklyn Park facility, 105 jobs affected Cleaning equipment maker Nilfisk will shut its Brooklyn Park site in phases starting December 2025, eliminating about 105 positions by June 30, 2026. Some workers are represented by IAMAW... — read more
Bremer Bank Layoffs 2025
Bremer Bank to lay off 244 people in Minnesota https://www.fox21online.com/2025/09/08/bremmer-bank-to-layoff-244-people-in-minnesota/ Bremer Bank has notified the state of Minnesota that it intends to cut 244 positions in Duluth and Lake... — read more
Are these isolated events? Or something more?
Minnesota’s economy in 2025 is sending mixed signals. Unemployment remains low at 3.2% as of April. But WARN notices are rising sharply. Layoffs and closures are happening across many sectors. These are not just isolated events. They point to broader... — read more
Target anticipating a recession
https://www.thelayoff.com/target https://www.businessinsider.com/recession-prediction-economy-fed-inflation-jpmorgan-hard-landing-interest-rates-2022-11
Science Museum of Minnesota Layoffs August 2017
The museum had layoffs, but not covered in media. Why? Who got affected.