Houghton, MI jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Houghton
- HR Manager - Benefits and WellnessMichigan Technological University
Employers hiring most in Houghton
- Michigan Technological University1 open role
Houghton layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Houghton in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Houghton
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Technological University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Keweenaw County economy
5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
969
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,106
people in Keweenaw County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,893
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Michigan’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.