Marion County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marion County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 149 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Marion County economy

5.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
185,957
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
346,532
people in Marion County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,624
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Marion County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Marion 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 Marion 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.

Garmin12 open roles
Agility Robotics9 open roles
State of Oregon, USA7 open roles
AKS Engineering5 open roles
Amazon5 open roles
Northwest Human Services5 open roles
State of Oregon5 open roles
Aston Carter3 open roles
Oregon Department of Transportation3 open roles
Robert Half3 open roles

Colleges in Marion County

Colleges in Marion County
College	City	Type	Students
Corban University	Salem	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Willamette University	Salem	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Mount Angel Seminary	Saint Benedict	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Willamette Workforce Partnership Workforce Development Board
Linn, Marion, Polk, Yamhill

WorkSource - Salem
Salem · Comprehensive · 503-378-4846
8:30am - 5pm M-F
Worksource Oregon - Woodburn Center
Woodburn · Comprehensive · 503-980-6805
8:30am - 5pm M-F

Cities in Marion County

Salem131 jobs
Woodburn10 jobs
Keizer7 jobs

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Marion 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.