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Wheeler County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wheeler County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Wheeler County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 688

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,434

    people in Wheeler County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $51,250

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wheeler County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Wheeler 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Laid off or looking for work in Wheeler 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.