{"h1":"Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest","faq":[{"a":"King County has the most professional job openings per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest: 13 per 100 unemployed people, against 6 per 100 across all ranked counties.","q":"Which county ranks first: counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the pacific northwest?"},{"a":"11 counties have at least 100 openings, so the list has 11 entries.","q":"How many counties are ranked?"},{"a":"A county's score is the number of open professional roles in our data, per 100 people unemployed there (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted). Roles are placed in the county of the city their posting names; remote and statewide roles are left out. Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, and the unemployed include people in every kind of work, so the figure compares places with one another; it is not a count of the jobs an unemployed person could take. Only counties with at least 100 openings and 500 unemployed people are ranked.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"King County has the most professional job openings per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest: 13 per 100 unemployed people, against 6 per 100 across all ranked counties.","minN":100,"rows":[{"n":8591,"bar":1,"key":"53033","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/county/king-county","name":"King County","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"8,591"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"65,564"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"4.8%"}],"value":13.10322738087975,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"13 per 100"},{"n":128,"bar":0.5079867773921759,"key":"41053","sub":"OR","href":"/places/oregon/county/polk-county","name":"Polk County","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"128"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"1,923"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"4.0%"}],"value":6.656266250650027,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"7 per 100"},{"n":843,"bar":0.3199646644265309,"key":"41051","sub":"OR","href":"/places/oregon/county/multnomah-county","name":"Multnomah County","rank":3,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"843"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"20,107"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"4.3%"}],"value":4.192569751827722,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"4 per 100"},{"n":133,"bar":0.2775545832458416,"key":"53005","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/county/benton-county","name":"Benton County","rank":4,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"133"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"3,657"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"3.5%"}],"value":3.636860814875581,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"4 per 100"},{"n":436,"bar":0.236658927028898,"key":"41067","sub":"OR","href":"/places/oregon/county/washington-county","name":"Washington County","rank":5,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"436"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"14,060"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"4.1%"}],"value":3.10099573257468,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"3 per 100"},{"n":100,"bar":0.1745188109073351,"key":"41017","sub":"OR","href":"/places/oregon/county/deschutes-county","name":"Deschutes County","rank":6,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"100"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"4,373"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"3.9%"}],"value":2.28675966155957,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"2 per 100"},{"n":179,"bar":0.1610938278979977,"key":"53063","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/county/spokane-county","name":"Spokane County","rank":7,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"179"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"8,480"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"3.2%"}],"value":2.110849056603774,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"2 per 100"},{"n":174,"bar":0.1443231303738867,"key":"53011","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/county/clark-county","name":"Clark County","rank":8,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"174"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"9,201"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"3.6%"}],"value":1.89109879360939,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"2 per 100"},{"n":371,"bar":0.124944332552083,"key":"53061","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/county/snohomish-county","name":"Snohomish County","rank":9,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"371"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"22,661"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"4.9%"}],"value":1.637173999382199,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"2 per 100"},{"n":132,"bar":0.120862075984291,"key":"41039","sub":"OR","href":"/places/oregon/county/lane-county","name":"Lane County","rank":10,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"132"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"8,335"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"4.4%"}],"value":1.58368326334733,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"2 per 100"},{"n":241,"bar":0.071775279291147,"key":"53053","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/county/pierce-county","name":"Pierce County","rank":11,"stats":[{"label":"Professional openings","value":"241"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"25,625"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"5.1%"}],"value":0.9404878048780488,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"1 per 100"}],"slug":"counties-with-the-most-openings-per-unemployed-person-in-the-pacific-northwest","unit":"openings","scope":{"id":"pacific-northwest","kind":"region","name":"Pacific Northwest"},"title":"Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest","family":"Workforce","method":["A county's score is the number of open professional roles in our data, per 100 people unemployed there (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted). Roles are placed in the county of the city their posting names; remote and statewide roles are left out.","Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, and the unemployed include people in every kind of work, so the figure compares places with one another; it is not a count of the jobs an unemployed person could take. Only counties with at least 100 openings and 500 unemployed people are ranked."],"builtAt":"2026-11-04T03:37:37.436Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"perunemp","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles by county","Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (not seasonally adjusted)"],"baseline":{"label":"all ranked counties","valueLabel":"6 per 100"},"keyFacts":["#1 King County, WA: 13 per 100","#2 Polk County, OR: 7 per 100","#3 Multnomah County, OR: 4 per 100","11 counties ranked in the Pacific Northwest","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"counties","commentary":["The lead is wide: King County (13 per 100) is well clear of Lane County at #10 (2 per 100).","King County is the largest market in the top ten, with 8,591 openings behind its figure.","Counties with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/counties-with-the-most-openings-per-unemployed-person-in-the-pacific-northwest"}