Chelan County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chelan County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 30 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Chelan County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
42,163
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
79,518
people in Chelan County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,306
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Chelan County ranks

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

November 2026

#1Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Pacific Northwest3.1% · of 43
#1Counties with the lowest unemployment in the West Coast3.1% · of 86
#9Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest7.7 per 10,000 · of 37
#14Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast7.7 per 10,000 · of 79
#25Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Pacific Northwest36% · of 43

Chelan 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+740 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−343 jobs), admin & staffing (−337 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Chelan 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.

Chelan County layoffs

3
Layoff notices, last 12 months
370
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

Layoff notices filed in Chelan County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 20, 2026	Blue Star Growers, Inc.Takes effect May 19, 2026	Cashmere	143	Layoff	State record
Mar 17, 2026	Blue Bird, Inc.Takes effect May 16, 2026	Wenatchee	82	Layoff	State record
Mar 9, 2026	Agrimacs, Inc.Takes effect May 8, 2026	Chelan	145	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Chelan 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.

Confluence Health4 open roles
Vail Resorts4 open roles
Cascade Medical Center2 open roles
Cintas2 open roles
Microsoft2 open roles
Townsquare Media2 open roles
Absher Construction1 open role
AKS Engineering1 open role
Albertsons Companies1 open role
Astound Broadband1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Chelan County. 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).

SkillSource Regional Workforce Board
Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan

WorkSource Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee · Affiliate · 509-665-6605
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Chelan County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Washington’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Washington unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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