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Barry County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Barry County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Barry County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.7% the month before

  • 28,871

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 62,982

    people in Barry County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $77,873

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Barry County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Barry 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 Barry 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. Hastings Insurance1 open role
  2. Hastings Insurance Company1 open role
  3. Hastings Mutual1 open role
  4. Quality Aluminum Products1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • West Michigan Works! Service Center - Barry County

    Hastings · Comprehensive · 616-649-9850

    Mon - Friday 8am-5pm

Cities in Barry County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Barry 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.