# Counties in Oregon by job creation rate, 2023

All 36 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/oregon-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Wheeler County | 31.546 |
| 2 | Crook County | 24.409 |
| 3 | Sherman County | 20.178 |
| 4 | Gilliam County | 19.257 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | 18.882 |
| 6 | Tillamook County | 17.391 |
| 7 | Wallowa County | 16.794 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 14.765 |
| 9 | Deschutes County | 14.463 |
| 10 | Clatsop County | 14.45 |
| 11 | Clackamas County | 14.176 |
| 12 | Columbia County | 13.454 |
| 13 | Polk County | 13.443 |
| 14 | Baker County | 13.372 |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 13.349 |
| 16 | Benton County | 13.253 |
| 17 | Multnomah County | 13.167 |
| 18 | Washington County | 13.079 |
| 19 | Marion County | 13.038 |
| 20 | Malheur County | 12.939 |
| 21 | Josephine County | 12.884 |
| 22 | Yamhill County | 12.667 |
| 23 | Grant County | 12.634 |
| 24 | Curry County | 12.41 |
| 25 | Coos County | 12.397 |
| 26 | Lane County | 12.31 |
| 27 | Wasco County | 12.302 |
| 28 | Hood River County | 11.589 |
| 29 | Umatilla County | 11.434 |
| 30 | Douglas County | 11.336 |
| 31 | Union County | 11.136 |
| 32 | Linn County | 11.06 |
| 33 | Klamath County | 10.705 |
| 34 | Lake County | 10.564 |
| 35 | Morrow County | 9.621 |
| 36 | Harney County | 8.671 |