Grays Harbor County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grays Harbor County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Grays Harbor County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.9% the month before
29,423
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
76,397
people in Grays Harbor County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,539
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Grays Harbor County ranks

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

November 2026

#6Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest7.8 per 10,000 · of 37
#11Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast7.8 per 10,000 · of 79
#21Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Pacific Northwest−0.6 points · of 39
#23Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−0.6 points · of 77

Grays Harbor 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 down 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+338 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Grays Harbor County. 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 Grays Harbor 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.

Grays Harbor County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor 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.

Albertsons Companies1 open role
Safeway1 open role
State of Washington1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grays Harbor 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).

Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council
Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston

WorkSource Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties
Aberdeen · Affiliate · 360-538-2350
Monday- Friday 9 am - 5 pm, Closed from 12:00pm-1:00pm, Friday Virtual Only

Cities in Grays Harbor 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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