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Deschutes County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Deschutes County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 101 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Deschutes County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.8% the month before

  • 112,719

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 203,026

    people in Deschutes County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $87,640

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 45%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Deschutes County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Deschutes County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Deschutes County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Aaon20 open roles
  2. Add-On Criteria5 open roles
  3. G.A. Rogers & Associates3 open roles
  4. Town & Country Credit Union3 open roles
  5. Travel + Leisure3 open roles
  6. Apex Companies2 open roles
  7. Cintas2 open roles
  8. G.A. Rogers2 open roles
  9. Insight Global2 open roles
  10. Medline Industries2 open roles

Colleges in Deschutes County

Colleges in Deschutes County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBendPublic 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Deschutes County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • East Cascades Works

    Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler

  • Bend Vocational Rehabilitation

    Bend · Affiliate · 541-388-6336

    Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm

  • WorkSource Oregon - Deschutes County - Bend

    Bend · Affiliate · 541-388-6070

    Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm

  • Worksource - Redmond

    Redmond · Comprehensive · 541-693-2727

    Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Except for legal holidays

Cities in Deschutes County

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Deschutes County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Oregon’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.