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Hillsdale County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hillsdale County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Hillsdale County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 19,739

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 45,658

    people in Hillsdale County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,869

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hillsdale 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 1.1% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population down 0.0% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.1%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−302 jobs)

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Hillsdale County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Hillsdale 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hillsdale 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. County National Bank1 open role
  2. gpac1 open role
  3. Meijer1 open role
  4. Post Consumer Brands1 open role
  5. Venteon1 open role

Colleges in Hillsdale County

Colleges in Hillsdale County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdalePrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999

Job fairs and business events in Hillsdale County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Hillsdale County.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hillsdale 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! Southeast - Hillsdale Service Center

    Hillsdale · Comprehensive · 517-437-3381

    8 am - 5 pm Mon - Fri

Cities in Hillsdale County

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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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