Berrien County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Berrien County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 23 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Berrien County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
71,461
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
153,411
people in Berrien County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,152
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Berrien County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Berrien 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 Berrien 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.

Whirlpool5 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing3 open roles
IDEX3 open roles
Lake Michigan College2 open roles
Actalent1 open role
American Electric Power1 open role
Andrews International1 open role
Brandywine Company1 open role
Confidential1 open role
gpac1 open role

Colleges in Berrien County

Colleges in Berrien County
College	City	Type	Students
Andrews University	Berrien Springs	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren Workforce Development Board
Berrien, Cass, Van Buren

Michigan Works! Resource Center - Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor · Comprehensive
M-F 8-5am

Cities in Berrien County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Berrien 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.