Lacey, WA jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Lacey
- Veterinary Hospital Manager - Hawks Prairie Veterinary Hospital, Lacey WAVetCor
- Energy/Utilities Engineer 3Washington Utilites and Transportation Commission
- Passenger Rail Program Manager (WMS3)Wsdot
- Senior Radiology Technologist - Radiology OncologyProvidence Hall
- Manager Regional Retail Marketing IIIDiamondresorts
- Payroll SpecialistLacey Train Staffing
- Senior Transportation Engineering ManagerCity of Lacey
- Environmental Engineer 2 / Civil Engineer (Lacey, WA)Washington Department of Natural Resources
- Sales Business Development ManagerServiceMaster 1st Choice
- Tax ManagerOpsahl Dawson
Employers hiring most in Lacey
- Penske Truck Leasing2 open roles
- Penske Truck Leasing / Penske Logistics2 open roles
- Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission2 open roles
- Accurate Personnel1 open role
- Amazon1 open role
- Border States1 open role
- City of Lacey1 open role
- Diamondresorts1 open role
- Eastern Communications1 open role
- H&R Block1 open role
Lacey layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lacey 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.
Colleges in Lacey
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin's University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Job fairs and business events in Lacey
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Lacey.
- Starting a businessNov 9, 2026 · Lacey, WA
Women Presidents Organization Launch
Economic development: Thurston County ADO
- Starting a businessNov 9, 2026 · Lacey, WA
Women Presidents Organization Launch
Economic development: Thurston Economic Development Council
- Pitch eventFeb 18, 2027 · Lacey, WA
Local Procurement Symposium Thurston County 2027
Economic development: Thurston Economic Development Council
- Pitch eventFeb 18, 2027 · Lacey, WA
Local Procurement Symposium Thurston County 2027
Economic development: Thurston County ADO
Thurston 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 2.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,358 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+743 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−459 jobs), construction (−402 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lacey. 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 Lacey
- 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 Lacey. 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 Thurston County
Lacey · Comprehensive · 360-704-6443
Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thurston County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
144,060
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
296,640
people in Thurston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$93,985
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Washington’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Washington unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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