Marquette County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marquette County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Marquette County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
31,261
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
66,430
people in Marquette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,675
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Marquette 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 2.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, unchanged from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

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

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Marquette County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Marquette 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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Colleges in Marquette County

Colleges in Marquette County
College	City	Type	Students
Northern Michigan University	Marquette	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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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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