Malheur County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Malheur County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Malheur County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
13,684
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
31,701
people in Malheur County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,902
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Malheur County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Malheur 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Eastern Oregon Workforce Board
Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa

WorkSource Ontario - Malheur County
Ontario · Comprehensive · 541-318-7940
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

Cities in Malheur County

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Other Oregon counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Malheur County?

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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.