Arenac County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Arenac County’s unemployment rate is 6.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Arenac County economy

  • 6.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.4% the month before

  • 6,369

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 15,054

    people in Arenac County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $56,989

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 26%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Arenac County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Arenac 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 Arenac 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. Dart Container6 open roles
  2. The Planet Group5 open roles
  3. TEKsystems3 open roles
  4. Core & Main1 open role
  5. Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
  6. gpac1 open role
  7. Parker Hannifin1 open role
  8. QualSpec1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Michigan Works! Arenac County Service Center

    Standish · Comprehensive · 989-846-2111

    8am-5pm M-F, closed between the hours of 12pm-1pm for lunch

Cities in Arenac County

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Laid off or looking for work in Arenac County?

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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.