March 24, 2025

Ottawa County Unemployment Rate for 2024 and January 2025

Ottawa County’s annual unemployment rate for 2024 was 3.8%. This rate, recently released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, shows an increase in unemployment in Ottawa County from 2023’s rate of 3.0%.

Also released were the preliminary unemployment rates for January 2025. Ottawa County’s unemployment rate for January measured 4.5%. This rate was the third lowest in the state of Michigan in January, with Washtenaw County also having an unemployment rate of 4.5%. The lowest rate in the state was 3.8% in Livingston County. The highest rate was 21.6% 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.