Ontonagon County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ontonagon County’s unemployment rate is 6.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Ontonagon County economy

6.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.8% the month before
2,233
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,870
people in Ontonagon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,844
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ontonagon County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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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.