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Michigan jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

Michigan’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. 4,879 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 70 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

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Michigan economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.9% the month before

  • 4,826,439

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 10,051,595

    people in Michigan

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,149

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Michigan outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

  • Private-sector jobs up 1.1% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.8%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+55,118 jobs), hotels & food (+18,693 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−25,047 jobs), manufacturing (−23,787 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Michigan. Each link goes to the publisher.

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Michigan layoffs

  • 70

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 10,951

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 60

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Michigan, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Northpointe BankTakes effect Dec 31, 2026Clinton, Kent County338Permanent layoffState record
Detroit Chassis, LLCTakes effect Dec 31, 2026Wayne County175Temporary layoffState record
ADAC AutomotiveIonia County98Facility closureState record
Menard Inc., d/b/a MenardsTakes effect May 13, 2026St. Joseph County68Temporary layoffState record
Family EndeavorsTakes effect Dec 31, 2026Remote County8Permanent layoffState record
SodexoTakes effect Dec 31, 2026Gratiot County121LayoffState record
Woodbridge GroupTakes effect Dec 18, 2026Eaton County100Temporary layoffState record
FKA Distributing Co.Takes effect Oct 16, 2026Oakland County55LayoffState record
Mariella of Lake OrionTakes effect Nov 20, 2026Oakland County55ClosureState record
Salterra at ChesterfieldTakes effect Nov 20, 2026Macomb County46ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in Michigan

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. Ford Motor278 open roles
  2. GPAC77 open roles
  3. Michigan State University66 open roles
  4. Corewell Health57 open roles
  5. Disher55 open roles
  6. Whirlpool47 open roles
  7. Hyundai Motor America43 open roles
  8. Alten Technology USA40 open roles
  9. Lucid Motors40 open roles
  10. Howmet Aerospace38 open roles
  11. UHY37 open roles
  12. BDO USA34 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Michigan

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Higher education in Michigan

  • 55

    public and private non-profit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 486,500

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in Michigan

Largest colleges in Michigan
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendalePublic 4-year20,000+
Michigan State UniversityEast LansingPublic 4-year20,000+
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn ArborPublic 4-year20,000+
Wayne State UniversityDetroitPublic 4-year20,000+
Central Michigan UniversityMount PleasantPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilantiPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Oakland UniversityRochester HillsPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazooPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Ferris State UniversityBig RapidsPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Michigan Technological UniversityHoughtonPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Northern Michigan UniversityMarquettePublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity CenterPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

All 55 Michigan colleges

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Michigan? How to file for unemployment in Michigan (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

87 American Job Centers in Michigan

Job fairs and business events in Michigan

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Michigan.

Conferences in Michigan

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Michigan, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 23 with dates announced.

Showing 24 of 31 conferences, 23 with dates announced.

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Michigan counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

Show all 83

Michigan cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Show all 177

Laid off or looking for work in Michigan?

See what to do first, what Michigan unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; layoff notices from Michigan’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Michigan unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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