Berrien County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBerrien County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
69,803
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
153,411
people in Berrien County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,152
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Berrien 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 1.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+641 jobs), hotels & food (+561 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,577 jobs), admin & staffing (−772 jobs)
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- 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.
Berrien County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Berrien 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 Berrien 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.
- Whirlpool36 open roles
- Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
- Andrews International1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- HR Collaboration Group1 open role
- NSG Group1 open role
- Terracon Consultants1 open role
- Virtual Company1 open role
- Worthington Enterprises1 open role
Colleges in Berrien County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Berrien 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).
- Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren Workforce Development Board
Berrien, Cass, Van Buren
Michigan Works! Resource Center - Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor · Comprehensive
M-F 8-5am
Cities in Berrien 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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