Southfield, MI jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Orthopedic and Neuroscience Service Line DirectorCorewell Health
- Architect Specialist SeniorCorewell Health
- Senior Facilities EngineerCorewell Health
- Corporate Communications ManagerCorewell Health
- Facilities Project ManagerCorewell Health
- Office CoordinatorCorewell Health
- Manager, Information TechnologyQuest Diagnostics
- Medical Director - Diagnostics Lab of MichiganQuest Diagnostics
- Technical Specialist, Functional Safety EngineerAlten Technology USA
- Senior E-filing Specialist (Remote)Proof Holdings
Employers hiring most in Southfield
- Lucid Motors41 open roles
- Sun Communities18 open roles
- Lear17 open roles
- Wipfli12 open roles
- Corewell Health9 open roles
- NTT Data3 open roles
- Proof Holdings3 open roles
- Baker Tilly2 open roles
- Integra2 open roles
- LHH2 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Southfield
- Lear20,001–100,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Southfield layoffs
No layoff notices naming Southfield 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 Southfield
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Technological University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Where Southfield ranks
Where Southfield placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Midwest64% · of 69
- #4Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Great Lakes64% · of 53
- #11Best cities for mid-career professionals64% · of 100
- #15Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes30 jobs · of 36
- #16Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Great Lakes3% · of 38
- #16Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes16% · of 39
Oakland 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 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.7%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+13,567 jobs), finance & insurance (+3,666 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−10,843 jobs), admin & staffing (−5,489 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Southfield. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Events & Festivalswaterfordcouncil · Oct 16, 2026
- Latest News & Announcementswaterfordcouncil · Oct 16, 2026
Learn and get funded in Southfield
- 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 Southfield. 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).
Oakland County economy
4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
686,120
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,272,294
people in Oakland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$95,296
median household income
Source: Census ACS
54%
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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