Mackinac County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Mackinac County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 54 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Mackinac County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
5,341
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
10,865
people in Mackinac County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,598
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Mackinac 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 2.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.5%, up 0.2 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Mackinac County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Verso lays off 19 in EscanabaThe Mining Journal · Oct 1, 2026

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Mackinac County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Mackinac 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 Mackinac 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.

Disher15 open roles
Waldo Solutions8 open roles
Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
Charter Communications2 open roles
Judge Group2 open roles
Affinity Home Health Care1 open role
Comrise1 open role
Connexzia1 open role
Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
ESR Healthcare1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft

Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! - Mackinac County American Job Center
St. Ignace · Affiliate · 906-643-8158
Wednesday 9-12, 1-4 EST

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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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