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Van Buren County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Van Buren County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Van Buren County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 35,324

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 75,681

    people in Van Buren County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $66,902

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Van Buren County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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. Charles River Laboratories International7 open roles
  2. Charles River Laboratories4 open roles
  3. Charles River1 open role
  4. Steven Shannon Insurance Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Michigan Works! Center Paw Paw

    Paw Paw · Comprehensive · 800-285-9675

    Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm;

Cities in Van Buren County

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Van Buren 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.