Douglas County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meDouglas County economy
5.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.2% the month before
46,914
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
111,807
people in Douglas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,983
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Douglas County ranks
Where Douglas County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−1.1 points · of 39
- #6Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.1 points · of 77
- #16Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest13% · of 30
- #19Fastest-growing job markets in the Pacific Northwest−1.3% · of 23
- #23Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest4.2 per 10,000 · of 37
Douglas 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 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.1%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+579 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−382 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Douglas 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.
Douglas County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Douglas 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.
Employers hiring most in Douglas 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.
- Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
- Ingram Content Group1 open role
- Memorial Hospital Logansport1 open role
- Robert Half1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
- The Ford Family Foundation1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Douglas 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 - Douglas County
Roseburg · Comprehensive · 541-440-3344
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Cities in Douglas County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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