Marion County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marion County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 171 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Marion County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.9% the month before
187,060
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
346,532
people in Marion County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,624
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Marion County ranks

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

November 2026

#1Fastest-growing job markets in the Pacific Northwest+7.7% · of 23
#1Fastest-growing job markets in the West Coast+7.7% · of 59
#15Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−0.9 points · of 39
#15Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest16% · of 30
#16Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−0.9 points · of 77
#19Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Pacific Northwest4.0% · of 43

Marion County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 7.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.9 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+6,243 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,973 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−868 jobs), finance & insurance (−435 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Marion 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.

Marion County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Marion 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 Marion 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.

Agility Robotics13 open roles
Garmin10 open roles
AKS Engineering5 open roles
Amazon5 open roles
Northwest Human Services4 open roles
State of Oregon4 open roles
US Foods4 open roles
FORTH Recruiting3 open roles
Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)3 open roles
Albertsons Companies2 open roles

Colleges in Marion County

Colleges in Marion County
College	City	Type	Students
Corban University	Salem	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Willamette University	Salem	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Mount Angel Seminary	Saint Benedict	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Marion 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 - Salem
Salem · Comprehensive · 503-378-4846
8:30am - 5pm M-F
Worksource Oregon - Woodburn Center
Woodburn · Comprehensive · 503-980-6805
8:30am - 5pm M-F

Cities in Marion 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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