January 21, 2026

Ottawa County Unemployment Rate for November 2025

Preliminary unemployment rates for November 2025 were recently released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Ottawa County had an unemployment rate of 3.9%, a 0.2% increase from September’s rate of 3.7%.

Ottawa County was tied with Kent County as having the 4th lowest unemployment rate of all Michigan counties in November. Grand Traverse County had the lowest unemployment rate at 3.7%. Oscoda County had the highest rate at 10.5%. Michigan’s unemployment rate in November was 4.9%.

Unemployment graph highlighting November rates across 2021-2025, contact plan@miottawa.org for more info

Note: Due to the temporary suspension of federal government services at the time, the 2025 October unemployment rate for Ottawa County is not available.

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.