Lewis County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lewis County’s unemployment rate is 5.6%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lewis County economy

5.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.4% the month before
34,514
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,925
people in Lewis County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,690
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lewis County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
142
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Lewis County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 3, 2026	Northwest HardwoodsTakes effect Mar 5, 2026	Centralia	70	Closure	State record
Oct 30, 2025	TransAltaTakes effect Jan 5, 2026	Centralia	72	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lewis 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.

Albertsons Companies1 open role
Arclin1 open role
Cascade Fence and Deck1 open role
Michaels Stores1 open role
Robert Half1 open role
Safeway1 open role
State of Washington1 open role
United Natural Foods (UNFI)1 open role
Veracity1 open role

Colleges in Lewis County

Colleges in Lewis County
College	City	Type	Students
Centralia College	Centralia	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council
Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston

WorkSource Lewis County
Centralia · Affiliate · 360-748-2360
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Lewis County

Centralia5 jobs
Chehalis4 jobs

Other Washington counties

All of Washington

Laid off or looking for work in Lewis 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.