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Lincoln County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lincoln County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Lincoln County economy

  • 5.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.1% the month before

  • 21,649

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 50,632

    people in Lincoln County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $61,314

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lincoln County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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. City of Lincoln City3 open roles
  2. Lincoln County, OR2 open roles
  3. Multiporpoise Management2 open roles
  4. Albertsons Companies1 open role
  5. ECS1 open role
  6. Gecko Hospitality1 open role
  7. Lincoln County Realty1 open role
  8. Safeway1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkSource Lincoln City

    Lincoln City · Affiliate · 541-791-5707

    Monday - Friday 8:30 am-12pm and 1pm-5pm

  • WorkSource Oregon - Newport

    Newport · Comprehensive · 541-757-4122

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

Cities in Lincoln County

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Lincoln County?

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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.