Lake County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lake County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lake County economy

5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
3,710
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,254
people in Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,222
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lake County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lake 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 Lake 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.

Lake Health District2 open roles
Albertsons Companies1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lake 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

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Lake 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.