Barry County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBarry County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
28,283
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
62,982
people in Barry County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,873
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Barry County ranks
Where Barry County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #16Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Great Lakes8.9 per 10,000 · of 100
- #21Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Midwest8.9 per 10,000 · of 100
Barry 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 3.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Barry County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Northpointe Bank announces 338 layoffs following agreement with CMG to sell mortgage origination channelsWZZM13 on MSN · Nov 5, 2026
Learn and get funded in Barry 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.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Barry County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Barry 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 Barry 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.
- Hastings Insurance Company2 open roles
- Birmingham Search Group1 open role
- Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
- Gibraltar Industries1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
- Insurance Recruiting Solutions1 open role
- Viking Group1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Barry 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).
- West Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board
Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Ottawa
West Michigan Works! Service Center - Barry County
Hastings · Comprehensive · 616-649-9850
Mon - Friday 8am-5pm
Cities in Barry 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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