Schoolcraft County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSchoolcraft County economy
5.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
3,232
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,093
people in Schoolcraft County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,708
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Schoolcraft 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 10.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.2%, unchanged from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Schoolcraft County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Verso lays off 19 in EscanabaThe Mining Journal · Oct 1, 2026
Learn and get funded in Schoolcraft 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.
Schoolcraft County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Schoolcraft 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.
Employers hiring most in Schoolcraft 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.
- Waldo Solutions1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Schoolcraft 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! - Schoolcraft County Michigan Works Service Center
Manistique · Affiliate · 906-586-4255
Mondays, Tuesdays 9am-4pm (Closed for lunch12pm-1pm ) Wednesdays and Thursdays by appointment
Cities in Schoolcraft County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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