Manistee County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Manistee County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Manistee County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
10,889
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
25,247
people in Manistee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,879
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Manistee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Manistee 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northwest Michigan Workforce Development Board
Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Wexford

Northwest Michigan Works! Service Center - Manistee
Manistee · Affiliate · 231-723-2535
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Manistee County

Manistee

Other Michigan counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Manistee 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.