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Livingston County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Livingston County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 37 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Livingston County economy

  • 4.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.4% the month before

  • 100,154

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 195,143

    people in Livingston County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $101,315

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 45%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Livingston County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Livingston 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 Livingston 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. Lake Trust Credit Union12 open roles
  2. Cleary University4 open roles
  3. PNC Financial Services Group3 open roles
  4. StoryPoint Group2 open roles
  5. Apploi1 open role
  6. AT&T1 open role
  7. Brighton Area Schools1 open role
  8. Carters1 open role
  9. Columbus McKinnon1 open role
  10. Elara Caring1 open role

Colleges in Livingston County

Colleges in Livingston County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Cleary UniversityHowellPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • GST Michigan Works! Genesee Fenton Service Center

    Fenton · Affiliate · 810-215-1246

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

  • Michigan Works! Southeast Livingston Service Center

    Howell · Comprehensive · 517-546-7450

    M-F 8:00-5:00

Cities in Livingston County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Livingston 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.