Alger County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meAlger County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
3,388
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,813
people in Alger County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,406
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Alger 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 2.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Alger County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Verso lays off 19 in EscanabaThe Mining Journal · Oct 1, 2026
Learn and get funded in Alger County
- 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.
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Alger County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Alger County 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.
Employers hiring most in Alger County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Eastern National1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alger County. 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).
- Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft
Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! - Alger County American Job Center
Munising · Affiliate · 906-586-4255
W/TH 9-12, 1-4; M/TU by appointment
Cities in Alger County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Michigan’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Michigan unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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