Macomb County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Macomb County economy

• 5.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.7% the month before

• 448,407

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 877,624

  people in Macomb County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $76,399

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 38%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Macomb 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 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.5%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,892 jobs), hotels & food (+2,855 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−2,764 jobs), admin & staffing (−2,007 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• Three Macomb County schools have proposals on the Nov. 3 ballotThe Macomb Daily · Oct 4, 2026

Learn and get funded in Macomb County

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Macomb County layoffs

• 3

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 269

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 3

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Macomb 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. UHY12 open roles
2. BAE Systems5 open roles
3. Vought4 open roles
4. Cintas3 open roles
5. Contract Professionals3 open roles
6. Ford Motor3 open roles
7. Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
8. Lincoln Electric Holdings2 open roles
9. Manpower2 open roles
10. MEDA Engineering and Technical2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Macomb-St. Clair Workforce Development Board

  Macomb, St. Clair

• Michigan Works! Macomb Service Center - Clinton Township

  Clinton Township · Comprehensive · 586-263-1501

  Monday-Friday 8-5pm

• Michigan Works! Macomb Service Center - Roseville

  Roseville · Comprehensive · 586-447-9200

  Monday-Friday 8-5pm

• Michigan Works! Service Center - Warren

  Warren · Comprehensive · 586-574-2170

  Monday thru Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Macomb County

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