November 25,2024

Ottawa County Unemployment Rate for October 2024

Preliminary unemployment rates for October 2024 were recently released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Ottawa County had an unemployment rate of 3.3%--no change from the September rate. Ottawa County had the second lowest rate of all Michigan counties in October.

Across Michigan, 71 counties saw their unemployment rate increase from September to October with a median increase of .3 percentage points. Livingston County had the lowest October unemployment rate at 3.2%. Oscoda County had the highest rate at 7.9%.

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.