Yakima, WA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Yakima
- Senior Commercial Relationship ManagerBanner
- Senior Executive Assistant to the President - Pacific Northwest UniversityAnother Source
- PresidentConfidential
- Quality Assurance ManagerTop Quality Recruitment (TQR)
- Data Quality AnalystComprehensive Healthcare
- Business Account ExecutiveCharter Communications
- Outside Sales RepresentativeCharter Communications
- Account Manager - Industrial Sales RepresentativeSnap-on
- Engineer, Quality - Repair & OverhaulVought
- Environmental, Health & Safety SpecialistVought
Employers hiring most in Yakima
- Cintas3 open roles
- Baker Tilly2 open roles
- Bureau of Reclamation2 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Comprehensive Healthcare2 open roles
- Top Quality Recruitment (TQR)2 open roles
- Townsquare Media2 open roles
- Vought2 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Alegria Advisors1 open role
Yakima layoffs
5
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
2,528
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
5
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John I. Haas, Inc.Takes effect May 15, 2026 | Yakima | 12 | Temporary layoff | State record | |
| Congdon Packing CompanyTakes effect Apr 15, 2026 | Yakima | 102 | Layoff | State record | |
| Kershaw Farm Labor ManagementTakes effect Nov 25, 2025 | Yakima | 539 | Layoff | State record | |
| Gilbert Orchards, Inc.Takes effect Nov 22, 2025 | Yakima | 599 | Layoff | State record | |
| AG Management Group, LLCTakes effect Nov 19, 2025 | Yakima | 1,276 | Layoff | State record |
Colleges in Yakima
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Yakima. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- South Central Workforce Development Council
Kittitas, Klickitat, Skamania, Yakima
Yakima County economy
5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.5% the month before
130,046
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
256,605
people in Yakima County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,015
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
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.