Kitsap County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kitsap County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 92 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kitsap County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
121,470
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
276,581
people in Kitsap County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$98,546
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kitsap County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
159
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Kitsap County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 28, 2026	Maverick Washington LLC / All Star CasinoTakes effect Nov 30, 2026	Silverdale	159	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kitsap 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.

U.S. Pacific Fleet14 open roles
Bowhead Mission Solutions3 open roles
Commander, Navy Installations Command3 open roles
Food Management Search3 open roles
General Dynamics NASSCO3 open roles
Human Capital Ventures3 open roles
Memorial Hospital Logansport3 open roles
Naval Sea Systems Command3 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
Commonspirit Health2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Olympic Workforce Development Council
Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap

WorkSource Kitsap County
Silverdale · Comprehensive
M-Th, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cities in Kitsap County

Bremerton46 jobs
Silverdale18 jobs
Keyport10 jobs
Poulsbo7 jobs
Port Orchard5 jobs
Bainbridge Island3 jobs
Kingston3 jobs

Other Washington counties

All of Washington

Laid off or looking for work in Kitsap 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.