Josephine County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meJosephine County economy
5.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.8% the month before
35,480
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
88,069
people in Josephine County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,097
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Josephine County ranks
Where Josephine County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−1.2 points · of 39
- #4Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.2 points · of 77
- #19Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest5.1 per 10,000 · of 37
- #24Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest10% · of 30
Josephine 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 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.6%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,260 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−332 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Josephine 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.
Josephine County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Josephine 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 Josephine 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.
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Ausland Group1 open role
- Banner1 open role
- Fleming MS1 open role
- Gecko Hospitality1 open role
- Housing Authority of Jackson County1 open role
- Options for Southern Oregon1 open role
- Premier Community Supports, LLC.1 open role
- Pugetcollision1 open role
- Unitedhealth Group1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Josephine 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
Grants Pass · Affiliate · 541-471-3811
8:30 - 5:00
Cities in Josephine 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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