Kittitas County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Kittitas County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
22,457
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
44,736
people in Kittitas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,928
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Kittitas County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Kittitas County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Kittitas 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.
- County of Kittitas (WA)2 open roles
- Owens Corning2 open roles
- CoralTree Hospitality1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
- Town & Country Credit Union1 open role
Colleges in Kittitas County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kittitas County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- South Central Workforce Development Council
Kittitas, Klickitat, Skamania, Yakima
WorkSource Kittitas County
Ellensburg · Affiliate · 509-690-5311
Monday - Thursday, 8:30am - 5:00pm; Friday - CLOSED
Cities in Kittitas County
- Ellensburg5 jobs
Other Washington counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.