Otsego County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Otsego County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Otsego County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
11,870
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
25,352
people in Otsego County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,285
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Otsego 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 down 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.6 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

Onaway exploring options regarding possible layoffsThe Alpena News · Oct 2, 2026

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Otsego County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Otsego 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 Otsego 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.

Clark College1 open role
Rollins1 open role
Wade Trim1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Otsego 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! Northeast Consortium Workforce Development Board
Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle

Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium Otsego Service Center
Gaylord · Affiliate · 989-732-3886
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 8:30am-4:30pm; Thursday 9am-4:30pm

Cities in Otsego County

Gaylord3 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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