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Muskegon County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Muskegon County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 43 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Muskegon County economy

  • 5.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.7% the month before

  • 79,948

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 175,378

    people in Muskegon County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $63,495

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Muskegon County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 145

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Muskegon County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Pace IndustriesTakes effect Apr 25, 2026Muskegon County145Facility closureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Muskegon 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. Howmet Aerospace12 open roles
  2. Danaher4 open roles
  3. Hilite Holdings4 open roles
  4. Movement Search & Delivery3 open roles
  5. Ambient Recruiting2 open roles
  6. Automatic Data Processing2 open roles
  7. CapstoneONE Search2 open roles
  8. Chobani2 open roles
  9. Daily Harvest2 open roles
  10. Infinity Staffing Professionals2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • West Michigan Works Muskegon

    Muskegon · Comprehensive · 231-724-6381

    M-F 8-5

Cities in Muskegon County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Muskegon 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.