Klamath County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meKlamath County economy
5.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.6% the month before
29,957
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
69,812
people in Klamath County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,353
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Klamath County ranks
Where Klamath County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #9Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−1.1 points · of 39
- #10Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.1 points · of 77
- #13Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest6.1 per 10,000 · of 37
- #19Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast6.1 per 10,000 · of 79
- #23Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Pacific Northwest37% · of 43
Klamath 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 0.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.5%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+415 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−338 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Klamath 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.
Klamath County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Klamath 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 Klamath 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.
- Jeld-Wen3 open roles
- Add-On Criteria1 open role
- Klamath County SD1 open role
- Lockheed Martin1 open role
- Oregon Institute of Technology1 open role
- Swiss Krono1 open role
Colleges in Klamath County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Klamath 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
WorkSource - Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls · Comprehensive · 541-857-2282
8:30 am -5 pm
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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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