Coos County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Coos County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Coos County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.9% the month before
26,940
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
64,832
people in Coos County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,313
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Coos County ranks

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

November 2026

#6Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−1.1 points · of 39
#7Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.1 points · of 77
#8Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest7.8 per 10,000 · of 37
#13Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast7.8 per 10,000 · of 79

Coos 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 down 0.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.8%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−327 jobs)

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
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Coos County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Coos County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Coos 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.

Cresta2 open roles
TEKsystems2 open roles
Acturhire1 open role
Agentplace1 open role
Albertsons Companies1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
Network-Wireless-Solutions1 open role
Opportunities1 open role
Precision Castparts1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Coos 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).

Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board
Coos, Curry, Douglas

WorkSource Oregon - Coos County
Coos Bay · Comprehensive · 541-756-8459
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm

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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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