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Jackson County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jackson County’s unemployment rate is 5.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 64 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jackson County economy

  • 5.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.0% the month before

  • 110,823

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 222,563

    people in Jackson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,443

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jackson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jackson 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 Jackson 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. AKS Engineering5 open roles
  2. Rogue Credit Union5 open roles
  3. Veterans Health Administration5 open roles
  4. Blue Marble3 open roles
  5. Emeraldtechnologies3 open roles
  6. Acadia Healthcare Company2 open roles
  7. Albertsons Companies2 open roles
  8. Aston Carter2 open roles
  9. Charter Communications2 open roles
  10. Mercy Flights2 open roles

Colleges in Jackson County

Colleges in Jackson County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Southern Oregon UniversityAshlandPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkSource Rogue Valley

    Medford · Comprehensive · 541-776-6060

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

Cities in Jackson County

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Jackson 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.