Yamhill County, OR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Yamhill County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 23 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Yamhill County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.0% the month before
57,103
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
108,122
people in Yamhill County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,084
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Yamhill County ranks

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

November 2026

#3Fastest-growing job markets in the Pacific Northwest+5.7% · of 23
#6Fastest-growing job markets in the West Coast+5.7% · of 59
#7Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−1.1 points · of 39
#8Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.1 points · of 77
#17Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Pacific Northwest3.9% · of 43
#18Counties with the lowest unemployment in the West Coast3.9% · of 86

Yamhill 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 5.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.9%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,877 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−449 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Yamhill County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Yamhill County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Yamhill 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 Yamhill 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.

Prior Company6 open roles
Safeway2 open roles
Actalent1 open role
Albertsons Companies1 open role
Hatch Global Search1 open role
Hitachi1 open role
Mariner Wealth Advisors1 open role
Monrovia Nursery1 open role
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1 open role
O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role

Colleges in Yamhill County

Colleges in Yamhill County
College	City	Type	Students
George Fox University	Newberg	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Linfield University	McMinnville	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Yamhill 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 Yamhill
Mcminnville · Comprehensive · 503-472-5118
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

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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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