Benton County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Benton County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 122 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Benton County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
106,823
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
210,224
people in Benton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,316
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Benton County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
68
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Benton County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 28, 2026	Maverick Washington LLC / Coyote Bobs CasinoTakes effect Nov 30, 2026	Kennewick	68	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Benton 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.

Battelle Memorial Institute (PNNL)31 open roles
Lamb Weston Holdings8 open roles
Aecon Group5 open roles
AKS Engineering5 open roles
Bechtel4 open roles
Enercon3 open roles
Airswift2 open roles
Apex Companies2 open roles
Banner2 open roles
California Institute of Technology2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council
Benton, Franklin

WorkSource Columbia Basin (Tri-Cities)
Kennewick · Comprehensive · 509-734-5900
Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
WorkSource Sunnyside
Sunnyside · Affiliate · 509-836-5405
M - F 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Cities in Benton County

Richland89 jobs
Kennewick33 jobs

Other Washington counties

All of Washington

Laid off or looking for work in Benton 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 Washington’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.