Washington County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washington County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 337 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Washington County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
345,766
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
600,266
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$104,434
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washington County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
129
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Washington County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 3, 2026	Avamere Health Services, LLC	Tigard	129	Large Layoff - 10 or more workers	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Washington 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.

LAM Research19 open roles
Ralliant16 open roles
American Society for Microbiology15 open roles
AKS Engineering14 open roles
JE Dunn Construction13 open roles
Synopsys11 open roles
Thermo Fisher Scientific10 open roles
Apple9 open roles
Software Specialists9 open roles
Gene B Glick Family Housing Foundation8 open roles

Colleges in Washington County

Colleges in Washington County
College	City	Type	Students
Pacific University	Forest Grove	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Portland-Metro Workforce Development Board
Multnomah, Washington

WorkSource - Portland Metro Tigard
Tigard · Comprehensive · 503-612-4200
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm

Cities in Washington County

Hillsboro140 jobs
Beaverton101 jobs
Tualatin72 jobs
Tigard17 jobs
Sherwood4 jobs
Forest Grove3 jobs

Other Oregon counties

All of Oregon

Laid off or looking for work in Washington County?

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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.