Mason County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMason County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
25,072
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
66,968
people in Mason County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,359
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Mason County ranks
Where Mason County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Pacific Northwest9.4 per 10,000 · of 37
- #8Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast9.4 per 10,000 · of 79
Mason 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 1.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Mason 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 Mason 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.
Mason County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Mason 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.
Employers hiring most in Mason 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
- Michels1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
- South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency1 open role
- State of Washington1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Mason 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 Mason County
Shelton · Affiliate · 360-427-2174
Monday -Friday 9:00AM- 5:00pm
Cities in Mason County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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