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Columbia County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Columbia County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Columbia County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 1,756

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 3,996

    people in Columbia County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,528

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Columbia County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Columbia 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

Employers hiring most in Columbia 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.

  1. Puget Sound Energy4 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Columbia County

Other Washington counties

All of Washington

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