Sault Ste. Marie, MI jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Lead Vessel Management Specialist (GS-12)U.S. Coast Guard
- FACILITY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (GS-11/12)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- INTERDISCIPLINARY (GS-13)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Senior Marine Investigator (GS-13)U.S. Coast Guard
- Executive DirectorWaldo Solutions
Employers hiring most in Sault Ste. Marie
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers2 open roles
- U.S. Coast Guard2 open roles
- Waldo Solutions1 open role
Sault Ste. Marie layoffs
No layoff notices naming Sault Ste. Marie 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 Sault Ste. Marie
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Superior State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Chippewa 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 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+321 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Sault Ste. Marie. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Verso lays off 19 in EscanabaThe Mining Journal · Oct 1, 2026
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Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! - Chippewa County American Job Center
Sault Ste. Marie · Affiliate · 906-635-1752
Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
Chippewa County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
16,409
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,448
people in Chippewa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,631
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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