Sterling Heights, MI jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Sterling Heights

• Production SupervisorFord Motor
• Junior Vehicle Systems ArchitectAdvantage Technical
• Graphic Designer (Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, and Illustrator)Detroit Engineered Products
• Inside Sales RepresentativeSRS Building Products - Sterling Heights
• Accounts Receivable SpecialistInnovateLabs
• Resource Solutions (MI) - Chief Financial OfficerUHY
• Sales Consultant – La-Z-Boy Furniture GalleriesLa-Z-Boy
• Assistant Central Utility Plant ManagerDTE Energy
• Production Test EngineerLippert (LCI Industries)
• Field Property Claims AdjusterLiberty Mutual Insurance

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Employers hiring most in Sterling Heights

1. UHY12 open roles
2. BAE Systems5 open roles
3. MEDA Engineering and Technical2 open roles
4. Advantage Technical1 open role
5. ASRC Federal Holding Company1 open role
6. CER Group1 open role
7. ClearanceJobs1 open role
8. Cleveland--cliffs-11 open role
9. Connecticut Social Equity1 open role
10. Continental1 open role

Sterling Heights layoffs

• 2

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 223

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 2

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Macomb County outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs down 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.5%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,892 jobs), hotels & food (+2,855 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−2,764 jobs), admin & staffing (−2,007 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• Three Macomb County schools have proposals on the Nov. 3 ballotThe Macomb Daily · Oct 4, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sterling Heights. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• Macomb-St. Clair Workforce Development Board

  Macomb, St. Clair

Macomb County economy

• 5.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.7% the month before

• 448,407

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 877,624

  people in Macomb County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $76,399

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 38%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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