Okanogan County, WA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Okanogan County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Okanogan County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
19,955
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
42,811
people in Okanogan County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,293
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Okanogan 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 6.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 7.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+314 jobs)

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Okanogan County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Okanogan 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.

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Employers hiring most in Okanogan 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.

FHC2 open roles

Job fairs and business events in Okanogan County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Okanogan County.

Starting a businessDec 8, 2026
Language of Business
Economic development: Okanogan County ADO
Starting a businessDec 8, 2026
Language of Business
Economic development: Okanogan County ADO (economic-alliance.com)

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Okanogan 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 Okanogan County
Omak · Comprehensive
M - F 8:00am - 5:00pm

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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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