Kalamazoo County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kalamazoo County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 75 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kalamazoo County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
129,095
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
261,437
people in Kalamazoo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,525
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kalamazoo County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
160
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Kalamazoo County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 13, 2026	Grouper Acquisition Company, Inc.Takes effect Mar 31, 2026	Kalamazoo County	160	Company closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kalamazoo 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.

Sinclair6 open roles
Re Build Manufacturing5 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing3 open roles
Flowserve3 open roles
Powerx3 open roles
Re:Build Manufacturing3 open roles
Stryker3 open roles
Advantage Solutions2 open roles
BDO International2 open roles
Confidential2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo College1,001–5,000 employees

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

Colleges in Kalamazoo County

Colleges in Kalamazoo County
College	City	Type	Students
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Kalamazoo	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Michigan Works! Southwest Workforce Development Board
Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph

Michigan Works! Southwest Service Center - Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo · Comprehensive · 269-383-2536
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Cities in Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo71 jobs
Galesburg4 jobs

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Kalamazoo 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.