Jackson County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jackson County economy

• 5.0%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  5.4% the month before

• 68,839

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 160,187

  people in Jackson County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $65,004

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 35%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jackson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jackson 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 Jackson 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. Consumers Energy Grand Rapids12 open roles
2. Henry Ford Health System6 open roles
3. ALAC HR Solutions4 open roles
4. Community Choice Credit Union3 open roles
5. Stanley Consultants3 open roles
6. Coregroupresources2 open roles
7. Eaton2 open roles
8. Elara Caring2 open roles
9. Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
10. Arthur J. Gallagher1 open role

Colleges in Jackson County

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Michigan Works! Southeast Workforce Development Board

  Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Washtenaw

• Michigan Works! Southeast - Jackson Service Center

  Jackson · Comprehensive · 517-841-5627

  M-F 8am-5pm

Cities in Jackson County

• Jackson52 jobs
• Spring Arbor

Other Michigan counties

• Wayne County
• Oakland County
• Macomb County
• Kent County
• Genesee County
• Washtenaw County
• Ottawa County
• Ingham County
• Kalamazoo County
• Livingston County
• Saginaw County
• Muskegon County