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Newaygo County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Newaygo County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 246 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Newaygo County economy

  • 5.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.4% the month before

  • 21,402

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 50,414

    people in Newaygo County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $61,931

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Newaygo County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Newaygo 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 Newaygo 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. Aptiv11 open roles
  2. Alten Technology USA7 open roles
  3. Cummins7 open roles
  4. Flagstar Bank, National Association7 open roles
  5. Henry Ford Health System7 open roles
  6. LG Electronics6 open roles
  7. Encore Capital Group5 open roles
  8. HarmonyCares5 open roles
  9. Marsh McLennan5 open roles
  10. SK Battery America5 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Michigan Works! West Central Newaygo County Workforce Service Center

    Newaygo · Comprehensive · 231-924-3230

    M-F 8:00-5:00

Cities in Newaygo County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Newaygo 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.