Grant County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grant County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Grant County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.9% the month before
3,004
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,238
people in Grant County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,800
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Grant 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 5.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.9%, down 1.0 points from a year ago

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Grant County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Grant 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Eastern Oregon Workforce Board
Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa

WorkSource Oregon - Grant County
Canyon City · Affiliate · 541-693-8909
Monday - Friday 8:30am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-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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