Lewis County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lewis County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

Where Lewis County ranks

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

November 2026

#12Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest6.8 per 10,000 · of 37
#17Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast6.8 per 10,000 · of 79
#25Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest9% · of 30

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 Lewis 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 Lewis 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.

Lewis County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
70
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Lewis County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 3, 2026	Northwest HardwoodsTakes effect Mar 5, 2026	Centralia	70	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lewis 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 Companies2 open roles
Safeway2 open roles
Cascade Fence and Deck1 open role
Emtech1 open role
Michael's1 open role
Robert Half1 open role
United Natural Foods (UNFI)1 open role
Walmart1 open role

Colleges in Lewis County

Colleges in Lewis County
College	City	Type	Students
Centralia College	Centralia	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lewis 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 Lewis County
Centralia · Affiliate · 360-748-2360
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Lewis 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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