Kelso, WA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Kelso
- Full-Time Security Account Manager- $32.26/hrSunstates Security
- Veterinary Hospital Manager - Kelso, WAVetCor
- Merchandising SpecialistO'Reilly Auto Parts
Employers hiring most in Kelso
- O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role
- Sunstates Security1 open role
- VetCor1 open role
Kelso layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Kelso in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kelso. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Southwest Washington
Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum
WorkSource Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties
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Cowlitz County economy
5.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.4% the month before
47,227
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
111,539
people in Cowlitz County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,932
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Washington’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.