Muskegon, MI jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Muskegon

• Benefits SpecialistMuskegonisd
• Paralegal - HybridTrinity Health
• Terminal ManagerAmrize
• Global Manager Testing & ValidationHilite Holdings
• Test EngineerHilite Holdings
• Dental DirectorHackley Community Care
• Executive Healthcare Facility AdministratorChristian Care
• Benefits SpecialistMuskegon Public Schools
• Senior AccountantCreative Financial Staffing
• Senior Financial AccountantCreative Financial Staffing

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Employers hiring most in Muskegon

1. Danaher5 open roles
2. Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
3. Hilite Holdings2 open roles
4. Trinity Health2 open roles
5. Amrize1 open role
6. Boys and Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore1 open role
7. CapstoneONE Search1 open role
8. Christian Care1 open role
9. Cumulus Media1 open role
10. General Electric1 open role

Muskegon layoffs

No layoff notices naming Muskegon 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.

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Job fairs and business events in Muskegon

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Muskegon.

• Starting a businessNov 16, 2026 · Muskegon, MI · FREE

  Downtown Coffee Hour

  City: City of Muskegon

• Starting a businessNov 16, 2026 · Muskegon, MI · FREE

  Lakeside Coffee Hour

  City: City of Muskegon

• Starting a businessDec 1, 2026 · Muskegon, MI

  Lakeside BID & CIA Annual Meeting

  City: City of Muskegon

Muskegon 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 down 0.6% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.6%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,468 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−2,529 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• Northpointe Bank announces 338 layoffs following agreement with CMG to sell mortgage origination channelsWZZM13 on MSN · Nov 5, 2026

Learn and get funded in Muskegon

• 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 Muskegon. 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).

• West Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board

  Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Ottawa

• West Michigan Works Muskegon

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Muskegon County economy

• 4.6%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.3% the month before

• 77,809

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 175,378

  people in Muskegon County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $63,495

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 31%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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