Livingston County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLivingston County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
101,150
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
195,143
people in Livingston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$101,315
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Livingston 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 3.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,019 jobs), hotels & food (+672 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−653 jobs), admin & staffing (−364 jobs)
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Livingston County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Livingston 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 Livingston 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.
- Lake Trust Credit Union11 open roles
- PNC Financial Services Group3 open roles
- Trinity Health2 open roles
- Amphenol1 open role
- Columbus McKinnon1 open role
- Crusoe1 open role
- Elara Caring1 open role
- gpac1 open role
- Learning Care Group1 open role
- Livingston Educational Service Agency1 open role
Colleges in Livingston County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleary University | Howell | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Livingston 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 Workforce Development Board
Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Washtenaw
GST Michigan Works! Genesee Fenton Service Center
Fenton · Affiliate · 810-215-1246
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Michigan Works! Southeast Livingston Service Center
Howell · Comprehensive · 517-546-7450
M-F 8:00-5:00
Cities in Livingston 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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