Deschutes County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Deschutes County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 77 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Deschutes County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
111,956
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
203,026
people in Deschutes County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,640
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Deschutes County ranks

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

November 2026

#1Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Pacific Northwest68 / 100 · of 10
#2Best county job markets for job seekers in the Pacific Northwest73 / 100 · of 10
#2Best county job markets for job seekers in the West Coast82 / 100 · of 34
#3Best counties for laid-off professionals in the West Coast73 / 100 · of 34
#4Fastest-growing job markets in the Pacific Northwest+5.3% · of 23
#6Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest2 per 100 · of 11

Deschutes County outlook: Building

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

Private-sector jobs up 5.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,451 jobs), hotels & food (+712 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−312 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Deschutes County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Deschutes County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Deschutes 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.

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Employers hiring most in Deschutes 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.

Add-On Criteria5 open roles
AAON3 open roles
Town & Country Credit Union3 open roles
Upstream Rehabilitation3 open roles
Albertsons Companies2 open roles
Apex Companies2 open roles
DSJ Global2 open roles
EquipmentShare.com2 open roles
G.A. Rogers2 open roles
G.A. Rogers & Associates2 open roles

Colleges in Deschutes County

Colleges in Deschutes County
College	City	Type	Students
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	Bend	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

East Cascades Works
Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler

Bend Vocational Rehabilitation
Bend · Affiliate · 541-388-6336
Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm
WorkSource Oregon - Deschutes County - Bend
Bend · Affiliate · 541-388-6070
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Worksource - Redmond
Redmond · Comprehensive · 541-693-2727
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Except for legal holidays

Cities in Deschutes County

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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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