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Harney County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Harney County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Harney County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 3,604

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 7,515

    people in Harney County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $48,338

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Harney County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Harney 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 Harney 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. Albertsons Companies1 open role
  2. Safeway1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkSource Oregon - Burns

    Burns · Affiliate · 541-693-8900

    Monday - Friday 8:30 am-12 noon (lunch) 1:00 pm-5:00 pm

Cities in Harney County

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Harney 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.