Clackamas County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Clackamas County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 85 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Clackamas County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.1% the month before
227,400
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
422,308
people in Clackamas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$100,360
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Clackamas County ranks

Where Clackamas County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#9Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Pacific Northwest44% · of 43
#9Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest19% · of 30
#11Fastest-growing job markets in the Pacific Northwest+1.7% · of 23
#12Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−1.0 points · of 39
#13Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.0 points · of 77
#22Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the West Coast44% · of 86

Clackamas County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,835 jobs), arts & recreation (+389 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−877 jobs), admin & staffing (−677 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Clackamas County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Clackamas County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
69
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Clackamas County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 26, 2026	Safeway Albertsons - Portland Division	Clackamas	69	Large Layoff - 10 or more workers	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Clackamas 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.

Coherent5 open roles
Clarios3 open roles
Eaton3 open roles
Teledyne Technologies3 open roles
Albertsons Companies2 open roles
Boly:Welch2 open roles
Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
Karman Sd2 open roles
Macy's2 open roles
MYR Group2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Oregon? How to file for unemployment in Oregon (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

Clackamas Workforce Partnership
Clackamas

WorkSource Clackamas - Clackamas County One Stop Resource Center
Oregon City · Comprehensive · 971-673-6400
8:30am-5pm M-F

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Oregon’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Oregon unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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