Houghton, MI jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)Confidential
- Facilities ManagerMichigan Technological University
- Energy Plant ManagerMichigan Technological University
- Client Services Manager/Co-Occurring Specialist ($5,000 sign-on bonus)Waldo Solutions
- Financial Controller (relocation assistance)Waldo Solutions
- Administrative Assistant/BookkeeperWaldo Solutions
Employers hiring most in Houghton
- Waldo Solutions3 open roles
- Michigan Technological University2 open roles
- Confidential1 open role
Houghton layoffs
No layoff notices naming Houghton in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Houghton
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Technological University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Keweenaw County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 13.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
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Keweenaw County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
947
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,106
people in Keweenaw County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,893
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Michigan unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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