Polk County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Polk County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
47,434
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
88,553
people in Polk County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,318
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Polk County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Polk County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Polk 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.
- CyberCoders4 open roles
- Bishop Fox1 open role
- Charter Communications1 open role
- Communities Unlimited1 open role
- Northwest Human Services1 open role
- OpenRoad Transportation1 open role
- Oregon Health & Science University1 open role
- Sugaright1 open role
Colleges in Polk County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Oregon University | Monmouth | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Polk County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Willamette Workforce Partnership Workforce Development Board
Linn, Marion, Polk, Yamhill
Worksource Oregon - Polk County
Dallas · Comprehensive · 503-831-1950
8am-12pm, 1pm-5pm M-F
Cities in Polk County
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Laid off or looking for work in Polk County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.