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Unemployment Rate in Oregon, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Oregon, ranked. The highest is Jefferson County at 8.1% and the lowest is Sherman County at 1.0%.

Oregon: 5.4% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Oregon: 5.2%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Jefferson County8.1%
2Lincoln County8.0%
3Wasco County7.7%
4Klamath County7.2%
5Benton County7.0%
6Josephine County6.4%
7Lane County6.4%
8Coos County6.0%
9Linn County6.0%
10Crook County5.9%
11Curry County5.8%
12Multnomah County5.7%
13Polk County5.7%
14Union County5.7%
15Baker County5.6%
16Douglas County5.4%
17Jackson County5.4%
18Marion County5.3%
19Grant County5.2%
20Malheur County5.2%
21Umatilla County5.0%
22Yamhill County4.8%
23Clatsop County4.7%
24Tillamook County4.5%
25Washington County4.5%
26Clackamas County4.4%
27Deschutes County4.4%
28Columbia County4.1%
29Lake County4.1%
30Hood River County3.8%
31Wallowa County3.8%
32Harney County3.7%
33Gilliam County2.8%
34Wheeler County2.6%
35Morrow County2.4%
36Sherman County1.0%

Small populations produce wide margins: Sherman County is 1.0% with a margin of error of ±0.8%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Oregon ranks 15th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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