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Kent County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kent County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 453 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kent County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 339,780

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 658,844

    people in Kent County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $80,390

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kent County layoffs

  • 4

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 321

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 4

    employers

WARN notices filed in Kent County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Notions MarketingTakes effect Jun 28, 2026Kent County181Mass layoffState record
SamaritasTakes effect Mar 31, 2026Kent County58Facility closureState record
Fluresh, LLCTakes effect Jan 28, 2026Kent County15Company closureState record
United Parcel ServiceTakes effect Jan 20, 2025Kent County67LayoffState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kent 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. Corewell Health30 open roles
  2. Acrisure26 open roles
  3. Disher23 open roles
  4. Creative Financial Staffing16 open roles
  5. Amway15 open roles
  6. General Electric13 open roles
  7. Trane Technologies11 open roles
  8. Rockford University9 open roles
  9. Lake Michigan Credit Union7 open roles
  10. Barton Malow6 open roles

Colleges in Kent County

Colleges in Kent County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Aquinas CollegeGrand RapidsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Calvin UniversityGrand RapidsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Cornerstone UniversityGrand RapidsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Davenport UniversityGrand RapidsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Grace Christian UniversityWyomingPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Calvin Theological SeminaryGrand RapidsPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Kuyper CollegeGrand RapidsPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Kent County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Kent County.

Conferences in Kent County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Kent County. 1 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • West Michigan Works! Grand Rapids Service Center

    Grand Rapids · Comprehensive · 616-336-4460

    Monday through Friday, 8am - 5pm

  • West Michigan Works! SE Service Center- Kent

    Grand Rapids · Comprehensive · 616-336-4040

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

  • West Michigan Works! Service Center - Kent County

    Rockford · Affiliate · 616-228-6724

    Tues, Weds, Thurs. 8:am-12pm, 1pm-5pm

Cities in Kent County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Kent 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.