Shelby, MI jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Shelby
- Associate Financial AdvisorMid Oregon Credit Union
- Field Service EngineerKuka
- IT Systems Administrator - Shelby Township AreaThe Pivot Group
- Strategic HR Business Partner - People & GrowthWestlake Chemical
- Engineering Manager - Engineering ManagerTreva Automation
Employers hiring most in Shelby
- Kuka1 open role
- Mid Oregon Credit Union1 open role
- The Pivot Group1 open role
- Treva Automation1 open role
- Westlake Chemical1 open role
Shelby layoffs
No layoff notices naming Shelby 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.
Oceana 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 4.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: retail (+346 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Shelby
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Shelby. 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).
- Michigan Works! West Central Workforce Development Board
Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola
Michigan Works! West Central Oceana County Workforce Service Center
Shelby · Comprehensive · 231-259-2000
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (closed for lunch 12:30-1:30)
Oceana County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
11,179
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
26,788
people in Oceana County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,624
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
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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