Cass County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cass County economy

• 4.3%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.3% the month before

• 22,229

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 51,606

  people in Cass County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $68,011

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 33%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cass 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 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.3%, unchanged from a year ago
• Sectors losing the most jobs: other services (−305 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Cass 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.

Cass County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Cass 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.

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Employers hiring most in Cass 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.

1. Ford Motor10 open roles
2. Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
3. Penske Truck Leasing2 open roles
4. Beacon Health System1 open role
5. Ford1 open role
6. Purple Squirrel Advisors1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cass 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 Service Center - Cassopolis

  Cassopolis · Affiliate · 269-927-1064

  Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 9:00am-5:00pm (Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm)

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