Alger County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alger County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Alger County economy

5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.9% the month before
3,577
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,813
people in Alger County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,406
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Alger County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Alger County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Alger 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.

Eastern National1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alger County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft

Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! - Alger County American Job Center
Munising · Affiliate · 906-586-4255
W/TH 9-12, 1-4; M/TU by appointment

Cities in Alger County

Munising1 jobs

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Alger County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Michigan’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.