March 18, 2024

Ottawa County Unemployment Rate for 2023 and January 2024

Ottawa County’s annual unemployment rate for 2023 was 3.0%. This rate, recently released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, shows a decrease in unemployment in Ottawa County from 2022’s rate of 3.3%.

Also released were the preliminary unemployment rates for January 2024. Ottawa County’s unemployment rate for January measured 2.9%. This rate is the lowest in the state of Michigan in January, with Kent County, Livingston County, and Washtenaw County also having an unemployment rate of 2.9%. The highest rate in the state is 17.0% in Mackinac County.

More unemployment data, including monthly and annual data, is available on Ottawa County’s interactive Unemployment Dashboard. Explore the dashboard on the Department of Strategic Impact’s County Statistics page. You can also view the Unemployment Dashboard directly.

Unemployment data for the entire state is available from the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. The press release from the State of Michigan is also online.