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Gladwin County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Gladwin County’s unemployment rate is 5.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Gladwin County economy

  • 5.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.4% the month before

  • 10,003

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 25,543

    people in Gladwin County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,576

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Gladwin County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 25

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Gladwin County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Inline PlasticsTakes effect Jan 11, 2026Gladwin County25Facility closureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Gladwin 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. Brown Machine Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Michigan Works! Gladwin County Service Center

    Gladwin · Comprehensive · 989-426-8571

    8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Gladwin County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Gladwin 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.