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Wallowa County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wallowa County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Wallowa County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.7% the month before

  • 3,700

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 7,532

    people in Wallowa County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $65,559

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 45%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wallowa County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Wallowa 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 Wallowa 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. Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce3 open roles
  2. Albertsons Companies1 open role
  3. Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness1 open role
  4. Zohorecruit1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Wallowa County

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Wallowa 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.