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Alpena County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alpena County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Alpena County economy

  • 5.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.3% the month before

  • 12,957

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 28,908

    people in Alpena County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $51,909

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Alpena County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Alpena 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 Alpena 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. Employment Services2 open roles
  2. Amrize1 open role
  3. Amrize1 open role
  4. Amrize Southwest1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium - Alpena County Service Center

    Alpena · Comprehensive · 989-356-3339

    Mon-Tue-Wed & Fri 8:00am-5:00pm, Thur 9:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Alpena County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Alpena 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.