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Klamath County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Klamath County’s unemployment rate is 6.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Klamath County economy

  • 6.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    7.2% the month before

  • 29,978

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 69,812

    people in Klamath County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $59,353

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Klamath County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Klamath 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 Klamath 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. Jeld-Wen4 open roles
  2. Klamath Community College2 open roles
  3. Add-On Criteria1 open role
  4. Bureau of Land Management1 open role
  5. Cascade Comprehensive Care1 open role
  6. Discover Klamath Visitor & Convention Bureau1 open role
  7. Klamath County Fire District No. 11 open role
  8. Kroger1 open role
  9. Swiss Krono1 open role

Colleges in Klamath County

Colleges in Klamath County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Klamath 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

  • WorkSource - Klamath Falls

    Klamath Falls · Comprehensive · 541-857-2282

    8:30 am -5 pm

Cities in Klamath County

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Klamath 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.