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Okanogan County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Okanogan County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Okanogan County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 20,621

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 42,811

    people in Okanogan County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,293

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Okanogan County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Okanogan 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 Okanogan 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. Colville Confederated Tribes1 open role
  2. Colville-Fuels-LL1 open role
  3. Family Health Center1 open role
  4. Family Health Centers1 open role
  5. FHC1 open role
  6. Mid Valley Hospital & Clinic1 open role
  7. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services1 open role

Job fairs and business events in Okanogan County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Okanogan County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkSource Okanogan County

    Omak · Comprehensive

    M - F 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Okanogan County

Other Washington counties

All of Washington

Laid off or looking for work in Okanogan 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.