Montcalm County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Montcalm County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Montcalm County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
28,996
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
67,174
people in Montcalm County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,892
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Montcalm County ranks

Where Montcalm County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#17Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Great Lakes8.8 per 10,000 · of 100
#23Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Midwest8.8 per 10,000 · of 100

Montcalm County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 1.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 4.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.3 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

Northpointe Bank announces 338 layoffs following agreement with CMG to sell mortgage origination channelsWZZM13 on MSN · Nov 5, 2026

Learn and get funded in Montcalm 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.

Montcalm County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Montcalm 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 Montcalm 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.

Tenneco2 open roles
A Hiring Company1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

West Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board
Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Ottawa

West Michigan Works! Montcalm Service Center
Greenville · Comprehensive · 616-754-3611
M-F 8am - 5pm

Cities in Montcalm County

Greenville3 jobs

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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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