Centralia, WA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Centralia

• HR GeneralistEmtech
• Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
• Facilities Operations ManagerMichael's
• Operations ManagerCascade Fence and Deck
• Front End Entry LevelSafeway
• HR Business Partner - OpsUnited Natural Foods (UNFI)
• Operations Manager II, Fleet TransportationWalmart

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Employers hiring most in Centralia

1. Albertsons Companies1 open role
2. Cascade Fence and Deck1 open role
3. Emtech1 open role
4. Michael's1 open role
5. Safeway1 open role
6. United Natural Foods (UNFI)1 open role
7. Walmart1 open role

Centralia layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 70

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Centralia

Job fairs and business events in Centralia

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Centralia.

• Starting a businessDec 9, 2026 · Centralia, WA

  Regional Economic Forecast & Innovation EXPO

  Economic development: Thurston Economic Development Council

• Starting a businessDec 9, 2026 · Centralia, WA

  Regional Economic Forecast & Innovation EXPO

  Economic development: Thurston County ADO

Lewis 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 1.6% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 6.7% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+396 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Centralia. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Comcast is cutting jobs in Olympia, Puyallup and elsewhere in WA, notice saysThe Olympian (TCA) on MSN · Oct 29, 2026
• In an age of news deserts and ghost papers, what’s next for McClatchy?KUOW · Oct 15, 2026
• WA representatives say there's no extra money to keep Olympia schools from closingThe Olympian on MSN · Oct 11, 2026

Learn and get funded in Centralia

• 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.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Centralia. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Washington? How to file for unemployment in Washington (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council

  Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston

• WorkSource Lewis County

  Centralia · Affiliate · 360-748-2360

  Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Lewis County economy

• 4.3%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.7% the month before

• 33,964

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 83,925

  people in Lewis County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $69,690

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 33%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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