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Yakima County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Yakima County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. Employers filed 8 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 55 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Yakima County economy

  • 5.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.5% the month before

  • 130,046

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 256,605

    people in Yakima County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $68,015

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Yakima County layoffs

  • 8

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 1,225

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 8

    employers

WARN notices filed in Yakima County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Haak Administrative Services LLCTakes effect Nov 30, 2026Yakima County110LayoffState record
Maverick Washington LLC / Casino CaribbeanTakes effect Nov 30, 2026Yakima101ClosureState record
BM Administrative ServicesTakes effect Nov 30, 2026Yakima County321LayoffState record
Loftus Administrative Services LLCTakes effect Nov 15, 2026Yakima County376LayoffState record
John I. Haas, Inc.Takes effect May 15, 2026Yakima12Temporary layoffState record
Congdon Packing CompanyTakes effect Apr 15, 2026Yakima102LayoffState record
International Paper CompanyTakes effect Apr 3, 2026Union Gap102ClosureState record
Food Service Slicing LLC dba Crunch PakTakes effect Mar 31, 2026Selah101ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Yakima 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. Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic7 open roles
  2. Cintas3 open roles
  3. Baker Tilly2 open roles
  4. Bureau of Reclamation2 open roles
  5. Charter Communications2 open roles
  6. Comprehensive Healthcare2 open roles
  7. Indian Health Service2 open roles
  8. Talent Works2 open roles
  9. Top Quality Recruitment (TQR)2 open roles
  10. Townsquare Media2 open roles

Colleges in Yakima County

Colleges in Yakima County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Heritage UniversityToppenishPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesYakimaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkSource Yakima County

    Union Gap · Comprehensive

    Mon - Thur 8:30 am to 5pm; Fri 8:30 am to 4pm

Cities in Yakima County

Other Washington counties

All of Washington

Laid off or looking for work in Yakima 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.