Isabella County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Isabella County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 18 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Isabella County economy

5.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
29,239
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
64,475
people in Isabella County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,759
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Isabella County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Isabella 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 Isabella 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.

Central Michigan University6 open roles
Charter Communications2 open roles
Isabella Bank2 open roles
Kensington3602 open roles
Mid Michigan College (Mid)2 open roles
Malph1 open role
Sysco1 open role
Ulta Beauty1 open role
VitalCore Health Strategies1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Isabella County

Central Michigan University1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Isabella County

Colleges in Isabella County
College	City	Type	Students
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College	Mount Pleasant	Public 2-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board
Bay, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw

Michigan Works! Service Center - Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant · Comprehensive · 833-531-1945
M-F 8am - 5pm

Cities in Isabella County

Mount Pleasant12 jobs
Coldwater6 jobs

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Isabella County?

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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.