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Emmet County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Emmet County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Emmet County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 17,617

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 34,159

    people in Emmet County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $73,724

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Emmet County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Emmet 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 Emmet 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. McLaren Health Care4 open roles
  2. Charter Communications1 open role
  3. Hotel Investment Services1 open role
  4. IDEAL Hire1 open role
  5. Lake Superior State University1 open role
  6. Tidal Wave1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Northwest Michigan Works! Petoskey Service Center

    Petoskey · Affiliate · 231-347-5150

    Monday - Friday 8am-5pm

Cities in Emmet County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Emmet 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.