Jackson County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jackson County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 69 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Jackson County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.5% the month before
109,826
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
222,563
people in Jackson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,443
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Jackson County ranks

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

November 2026

#10Fastest-growing job markets in the Pacific Northwest+1.9% · of 23
#17Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Pacific Northwest39% · of 43
#17Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest13% · of 30
#19Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−0.8 points · of 39
#21Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−0.8 points · of 77
#22Fastest-growing job markets in the West Coast+1.9% · of 59

Jackson 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 1.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.7%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,373 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+320 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−997 jobs), manufacturing (−855 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Jackson 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.

Jackson County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Administration7 open roles
AKS Engineering4 open roles
Blue Marble4 open roles
Rogue Credit Union4 open roles
Albertsons Companies3 open roles
Safeway3 open roles
Emeraldtechnologies2 open roles
Mercy Flights2 open roles
O'Reilly Auto Parts2 open roles
Retirement Living2 open roles

Colleges in Jackson County

Colleges in Jackson County
College	City	Type	Students
Southern Oregon University	Ashland	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Rogue Workforce Partnership Workforce Board
Jackson, Josephine

WorkSource Rogue Valley
Medford · Comprehensive · 541-776-6060
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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