Mason County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Mason County economy

• 5.7%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  5.4% the month before

• 12,481

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 29,177

  people in Mason County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $62,296

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 35%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Mason County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Mason 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 Mason 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. Autozone2 open roles
2. Consumers Energy Grand Rapids1 open role
3. Consumers Energy Grand Rapids1 open role
4. Corewell Health1 open role
5. Harsco1 open role
6. OxyChem1 open role
7. UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Michigan Works! West Central Workforce Development Board

  Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola

• Michigan Works! West Central Mason County Workforce Service Center

  Ludington · Comprehensive · 231-843-2563

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

Cities in Mason County

• Ludington8 jobs

Other Michigan counties

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