Gratiot County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Gratiot County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Gratiot County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
16,372
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
41,478
people in Gratiot County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,128
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Gratiot 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 1.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.5%, unchanged from a year ago

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Gratiot County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
121
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Gratiot County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 29, 2026	SodexoTakes effect Dec 31, 2026	Gratiot County	121	Layoff	State record

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Employers hiring most in Gratiot 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.

Angott Search Group1 open role
HII Mission Technologies1 open role
Moran Chevrolet Fort Gratiot1 open role
Park Avenue Group1 open role

Colleges in Gratiot County

Colleges in Gratiot County
College	City	Type	Students
Alma College	Alma	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Gratiot 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).

Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board
Bay, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw

Michigan Works! Service Center - Gratiot
Alma · Comprehensive · 833-531-1945
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Cities in Gratiot County

Alma4 jobs

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Sources: 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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