Union County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Union County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Union County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
12,223
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
26,192
people in Union County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,212
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Union County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Union 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 Union 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.

Charter Communications1 open role
Eastern Oregon University1 open role
Wafd1 open role

Colleges in Union County

Colleges in Union County
College	City	Type	Students
Eastern Oregon University	La Grande	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Union 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 Oregon - La Grande
La Grande · Affiliate · 541-633-2255
Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Union County

La Grande3 jobs

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Union 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.