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Grand Traverse County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grand Traverse County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Grand Traverse County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 52,627

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 95,757

    people in Grand Traverse County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $79,486

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Grand Traverse County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Grand Traverse 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Northwest Michigan Works! Traverse City Service Center

    Traverse City · Comprehensive · 231-922-3700

    8:00-5:00 M-F

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Grand Traverse 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.