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Oceana County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oceana County’s unemployment rate is 5.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 17 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Oceana County economy

  • 5.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.7% the month before

  • 11,637

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 26,788

    people in Oceana County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $63,624

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Oceana County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Oceana 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 Oceana 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. Country Pure Foods3 open roles
  2. Transform Automotive2 open roles
  3. Westlake Chemical2 open roles
  4. Netform1 open role
  5. OtterBase1 open role
  6. Peterson Farms1 open role
  7. Treva Automation1 open role
  8. Truckee Tahoe Lumber1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Michigan Works! West Central Oceana County Workforce Service Center

    Shelby · Comprehensive · 231-259-2000

    Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (closed for lunch 12:30-1:30)

Cities in Oceana County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Oceana County?

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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.