Linn County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Linn County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 45 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Linn County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.7% the month before
62,850
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
129,794
people in Linn County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$73,396
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Linn County ranks

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

November 2026

#2Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−1.3 points · of 39
#3Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.3 points · of 77
#10Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest7.2 per 10,000 · of 37
#15Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast7.2 per 10,000 · of 79
#20Fastest-growing job markets in the Pacific Northwest−1.5% · of 23
#22Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest10% · of 30

Linn 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 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.4%, down 1.3 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+527 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−829 jobs), retail (−388 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Linn 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.

Linn County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Linn 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 Linn 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.

ATI12 open roles
FORTH Recruiting3 open roles
Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)3 open roles
Acturhire2 open roles
Department of Energy Headquarters2 open roles
Love's Travel Stops2 open roles
Albertsons Companies1 open role
ati1 open role
Client Staffing Solutions1 open role
Energy Innovation1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Willamette Workforce Partnership Workforce Development Board
Linn, Marion, Polk, Yamhill

WorkSource - Albany
Albany · Comprehensive · 541-967-2171
8am - 5pm M - F
WorkSource Oregon - East Linn Workforce Development Center
Lebanon · Comprehensive · 541-259-5787
8am - 12pm; 1pm - 5pm M-F

Cities in Linn County

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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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