Midland, MI jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Agency DirectorCentral Bay Thumb Partnership
- ReporterThe Statesman Group
- ReporterHearst
- Assistant DirectorLearning Care Group
- Manager of Human ResourcesMichigan Association of School Boards
- Quality Assurance ManagerSavant Group
- HR Business PartnerAptarGroup
- Senior Treaty Reinsurance UnderwriterDorinco Reinsurance Company
- Product Marketing ManagerSavant Group
- Underwriter - Dorinco Reinsurance CompanyThe Dow Chemical Company
Employers hiring most in Midland
- DuPont de Nemours4 open roles
- Cintas3 open roles
- Savant Group2 open roles
- Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
- AptarGroup1 open role
- Central Bay Thumb Partnership1 open role
- Dorinco Reinsurance Company1 open role
- DuPont1 open role
- Farm Service Agency1 open role
- Farm Service Agency (DOA)1 open role
Midland layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
230
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XALT Energy MI, LLCTakes effect Dec 29, 2025 | Midland County | 123 | Permanent closure | State record | |
| Freudenberg Battery Power Systems, LLCTakes effect Dec 29, 2025 | Midland County | 107 | Permanent closure | State record |
Colleges in Midland
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Northwood University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Midland County 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 6.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+956 jobs), management of companies (+513 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−353 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Midland
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Midland. 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).
- Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board
Bay, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw
Michigan Works! Service Center - Midland
Midland · Comprehensive · 833-531-1945
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Midland County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
38,572
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,641
people in Midland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,538
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
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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