Lane County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lane County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 134 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lane County economy

5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
188,861
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
382,628
people in Lane County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,311
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lane County layoffs

4
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
309
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Lane County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 20, 2026	Pacific Source	Springfield	134	Large Layoff - 10 or more workers	State record
Jul 31, 2026	Bowtech, LLC	Eugene	43	Large Layoff - 10 or more workers	State record
Jul 31, 2026	Bowtech, LLC	Eugene	35	Large Layoff - 10 or more workers	State record
May 29, 2026	PacificSource	Springfield	97	Large Layoff - 10 or more workers	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lane 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.

University of Oregon41 open roles
Sinclair5 open roles
The US Oncology Network4 open roles
Arclin3 open roles
Robert Half3 open roles
Add-On Criteria2 open roles
Albertsons Companies2 open roles
Baker Tilly2 open roles
Cox Media Group2 open roles
Creative Alignments2 open roles

Colleges in Lane County

Colleges in Lane County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Oregon	Eugene	Public 4-year	20,000+
Bushnell University	Eugene	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
New Hope Christian College-Eugene	Eugene	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Lane Workforce Partnership Workforce Board
Lane

WorkSource - Lane County
Eugene · Comprehensive · 541-686-7601
8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday
WorkSource Oregon - Florence
Florence · Affiliate · 541-686-7715
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:30am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-5:00pm
Springfield Main Street Center
Springfield · Affiliate · 541-255-8116
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Lane County

Eugene116 jobs
Springfield15 jobs
Florence2 jobs

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Lane 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.