Ottawa County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ottawa County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 89 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ottawa County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
153,376
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
298,614
people in Ottawa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,144
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ottawa County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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.

Gentex Zeeland24 open roles
Disher8 open roles
Herman Miller MillerKnoll8 open roles
Gentex6 open roles
Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company6 open roles
Gentex Zeeland4 open roles
CapstoneONE Search3 open roles
Design Within Reach3 open roles
Creative Dining Services2 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles

Colleges in Ottawa County

Colleges in Ottawa County
College	City	Type	Students
Grand Valley State University	Allendale	Public 4-year	20,000+
Hope College	Holland	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Western Theological Seminary	Holland	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

West Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board
Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Ottawa

West Michigan Works! Service Center: Ottawa County
Holland · Comprehensive · 616-396-2154
M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cities in Ottawa County

Zeeland65 jobs
Allendale7 jobs
Hudsonville7 jobs
Grand Haven4 jobs
Spring Lake3 jobs
Coopersville3 jobs

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Ottawa 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.