Washtenaw County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washtenaw County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 362 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Washtenaw County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
193,188
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
368,394
people in Washtenaw County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,156
median household income
Source: Census ACS
57%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washtenaw County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
158
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Washtenaw County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 13, 2026	Navitas Systems, Inc.	Washtenaw County	82	Facility closure	State record
Jan 12, 2026	Labcorp Early Development Laboratories, Inc., and Laboratory Corporation of Ame…Takes effect Mar 9, 2026	Washtenaw County	76	Facility closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Washtenaw 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.

Torc Robotics32 open roles
May Mobility29 open roles
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor22 open roles
Thomson Reuters19 open roles
Black & Veatch15 open roles
KLA15 open roles
University of Michigan13 open roles
Oracle11 open roles
Applied Intuition10 open roles
East Penn Manufacturing7 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Washtenaw County

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor20,001–100,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Washtenaw County

Colleges in Washtenaw County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	Public 4-year	20,000+
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Concordia University Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Michigan Works! Southeast Workforce Development Board
Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Washtenaw

Michigan Works! Washtenaw County Service Center
Ann Arbor · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Washtenaw County

Ann Arbor309 jobs
Saline20 jobs
Ypsilanti17 jobs
Superior charter13 jobs

Other Michigan counties

All of Michigan

Laid off or looking for work in Washtenaw 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.