Lincoln County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLincoln County economy
4.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.0% the month before
21,259
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
50,632
people in Lincoln County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,314
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Lincoln County ranks
Where Lincoln County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest19.0 per 10,000 · of 37
- #1Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast19.0 per 10,000 · of 79
- #6Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person19.0 per 10,000 · of 100
- #10Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−1.1 points · of 39
- #11Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.1 points · of 77
Lincoln 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 1.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.9%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
Learn and get funded in Lincoln 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.
Lincoln County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.
- ActioNet2 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Anheuser-Busch1 open role
- Astound Broadband1 open role
- Cannery Pier Hotel and Spa1 open role
- City of Lincoln City1 open role
- ECS1 open role
- Gecko Hospitality1 open role
- Lincoln County Realty1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lincoln 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).
- Oregon Northwest Workforce Investment Board
Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, Tillamook
WorkSource Lincoln City
Lincoln City · Affiliate · 541-791-5707
Monday - Friday 8:30 am-12pm and 1pm-5pm
WorkSource Oregon - Newport
Newport · Comprehensive · 541-757-4122
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Cities in Lincoln 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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