October 29, 2024

Ottawa County Unemployment Rate for September 2024

Preliminary unemployment rates for September 2024 were recently released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Ottawa County had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. This rate was .5 percentage points lower than the August rate of 3.8%, and Ottawa County had the fourth lowest rate of all Michigan counties in September.

Livingston County had the lowest September unemployment rate in Michigan at 3.0%, while Oscoda County had the highest rate at 7.2%. Overall, 77 Michigan counties saw their rates decrease from August to September.

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.