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Houghton County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Houghton County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Houghton County economy

  • 5.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.7% the month before

  • 16,559

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 37,428

    people in Houghton County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $56,573

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Houghton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Houghton 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 Houghton 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. Phenom People2 open roles
  2. Bradway Enterprises1 open role
  3. Food Management Search1 open role
  4. Human Capital Ventures1 open role
  5. LifePoint Health1 open role

Colleges in Houghton County

Colleges in Houghton County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Michigan Technological UniversityHoughtonPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!

    Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft

  • Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! - Houghton County American Job Center

    Hancock · Affiliate · 906-482-6916

    Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Houghton County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Houghton 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.