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Allegan County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Allegan County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Allegan County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 62,641

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 120,913

    people in Allegan County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $80,255

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Allegan County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Allegan 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 Allegan 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.

  1. PERRIGO4 open roles
  2. AllSearch Professional Staffing1 open role
  3. Padagis1 open role
  4. Waseyabek Development Company1 open role

Job fairs and business events in Allegan County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Allegan County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • West Michigan Works! Service Center - Allegan County

    Allegan · Comprehensive · 269-686-5079

    Mon - Fri 8-5

Cities in Allegan County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Allegan 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.