Kitsap County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kitsap County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 109 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Kitsap County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
120,336
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
276,581
people in Kitsap County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$98,546
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Kitsap County ranks

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

November 2026

#7Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest20% · of 30
#8Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Pacific Northwest3.5% · of 43
#8Counties with the lowest unemployment in the West Coast3.5% · of 86
#10Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Pacific Northwest43% · of 43
#14Fastest-growing job markets in the Pacific Northwest+0.1% · of 23
#17Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the West Coast20% · of 68

Kitsap 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 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.5%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+985 jobs), other services (+316 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−500 jobs), construction (−426 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Kitsap County sales tax hike approved to prevent public safety cutsKitsap Sun on MSN · Oct 13, 2026

Learn and get funded in Kitsap 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.

Kitsap County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
159
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Kitsap County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 28, 2026	Maverick Washington LLC / All Star CasinoTakes effect Nov 30, 2026	Silverdale	159	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kitsap 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.

U.S. Pacific Fleet13 open roles
Naval Sea Systems Command7 open roles
Safeway5 open roles
Albertsons Companies4 open roles
Commander, Navy Installations Command4 open roles
General Dynamics NASSCO4 open roles
Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)4 open roles
Food Management Search3 open roles
Human Capital Ventures3 open roles
Memorial Hospital Logansport3 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kitsap 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).

Olympic Workforce Development Council
Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap

WorkSource Kitsap County
Silverdale · Comprehensive
M-Th, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cities in Kitsap 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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