Isabella County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meIsabella County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
29,204
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
64,475
people in Isabella County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,759
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Isabella 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 down 3.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: hotels & food (−461 jobs), transportation & warehousing (−408 jobs)
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Isabella County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Isabella 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 Isabella 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.
- Central Michigan University4 open roles
- Rhonemus Group3 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Walmart2 open roles
- Camping World1 open role
- KMG Prestige1 open role
- Lumen1 open role
- Malph1 open role
- Sysco1 open role
- The Pivot Group1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Isabella County
- Central Michigan University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Isabella County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | Mount Pleasant | Public 2-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Isabella 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 - Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant · Comprehensive · 833-531-1945
M-F 8am - 5pm
Cities in Isabella 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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