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Cities in Oregon by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Molalla, OR had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 56 cities in 2022, at 73.6%. Sweet Home, OR had the lowest, at 49%. The median was 63% and the figure for Oregon was 62.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.6Molalla, OR
Lowest49Sweet Home, OR
Median6356 cities
Oregon62.5History

All cities, 2022

Molalla, OR: 73.6 %Molalla, OR73.6Troutdale, OR: 73 %Troutdale, OR73Independence, OR: 72.2 %Independence, OR72.2Beaverton, OR: 71.4 %Beaverton, OR71.4Hillsboro, OR: 71.1 %Hillsboro, OR71.1Portland, OR: 70.9 %Portland, OR70.9Hermiston, OR: 70.7 %Hermiston, OR70.7Milwaukie, OR: 70.5 %Milwaukie, OR70.5Tualatin, OR: 69.7 %Tualatin, OR69.7Fairview, OR: 68.6 %Fairview, OR68.6Sherwood, OR: 68.5 %Sherwood, OR68.5Tigard, OR: 68.4 %Tigard, OR68.4Newberg, OR: 68.3 %Newberg, OR68.3Bend, OR: 68.1 %Bend, OR68.1Happy Valley, OR: 67.5 %Happy Valley, OR67.5Sandy, OR: 67.4 %Sandy, OR67.4Cornelius, OR: 67.3 %Cornelius, OR67.3Central Point, OR: 66.9 %Central Point, OR66.9Redmond, OR: 66.7 %Redmond, OR66.7Oregon City, OR: 66.4 %Oregon City, OR66.4Springfield, OR: 65.9 %Springfield, OR65.9Gladstone, OR: 65.6 %Gladstone, OR65.6Gresham, OR: 65.5 %Gresham, OR65.5St. Helens, OR: 64.2 %St. Helens, OR64.2Forest Grove, OR: 64.1 %Forest Grove, OR64.1Keizer, OR: 63.9 %Keizer, OR63.9Albany, OR: 63 %Albany, OR63Wilsonville, OR: 63 %Wilsonville, OR63Eugene, OR: 62.9 %Eugene, OR62.9Canby, OR: 62.4 %Canby, OR62.4Cottage Grove, OR: 62.1 %Cottage Grove, OR62.1Silverton, OR: 61.8 %Silverton, OR61.8Salem, OR: 61.3 %Salem, OR61.3Monmouth, OR: 61.3 %Monmouth, OR61.3Lake Oswego, OR: 61.2 %Lake Oswego, OR61.2Medford, OR: 61.2 %Medford, OR61.2Prineville, OR: 61.1 %Prineville, OR61.1The Dalles, OR: 60.9 %The Dalles, OR60.9Corvallis, OR: 60.8 %Corvallis, OR60.8West Linn, OR: 60 %West Linn, OR60Woodburn, OR: 59.9 %Woodburn, OR59.9Lebanon, OR: 59.8 %Lebanon, OR59.8La Grande, OR: 59.5 %La Grande, OR59.5Coos Bay, OR: 57.6 %Coos Bay, OR57.6Ashland, OR: 57.4 %Ashland, OR57.4Ontario, OR: 56.3 %Ontario, OR56.3Grants Pass, OR: 55.8 %Grants Pass, OR55.8Pendleton, OR: 55.5 %Pendleton, OR55.5Klamath Falls, OR: 55.4 %Klamath Falls, OR55.4McMinnville, OR: 55.3 %McMinnville, OR55.3Dallas, OR: 54.5 %Dallas, OR54.5Lincoln City, OR: 52.4 %Lincoln City, OR52.4Baker City, OR: 51.7 %Baker City, OR51.7Newport, OR: 51.4 %Newport, OR51.4Roseburg, OR: 51 %Roseburg, OR51Sweet Home, OR: 49 %Sweet Home, OR49Molalla, OR: 73.6 %Molalla, OR73.6Troutdale, OR: 73 %Troutdale, OR73Independence, OR: 72.2 %Independence, OR72.2Beaverton, OR: 71.4 %Beaverton, OR71.4Hillsboro, OR: 71.1 %Hillsboro, OR71.1Portland, OR: 70.9 %Portland, OR70.9Hermiston, OR: 70.7 %Hermiston, OR70.7Milwaukie, OR: 70.5 %Milwaukie, OR70.5Tualatin, OR: 69.7 %Tualatin, OR69.7Fairview, OR: 68.6 %Fairview, OR68.6Sherwood, OR: 68.5 %Sherwood, OR68.5Tigard, OR: 68.4 %Tigard, OR68.4Newberg, OR: 68.3 %Newberg, OR68.3Bend, OR: 68.1 %Bend, OR68.1Happy Valley, OR: 67.5 %Happy Valley, OR67.5Sandy, OR: 67.4 %Sandy, OR67.4Cornelius, OR: 67.3 %Cornelius, OR67.3Central Point, OR: 66.9 %Central Point, OR66.9Redmond, OR: 66.7 %Redmond, OR66.7Oregon City, OR: 66.4 %Oregon City, OR66.4Springfield, OR: 65.9 %Springfield, OR65.9Gladstone, OR: 65.6 %Gladstone, OR65.6Gresham, OR: 65.5 %Gresham, OR65.5St. Helens, OR: 64.2 %St. Helens, OR64.2Forest Grove, OR: 64.1 %Forest Grove, OR64.1Keizer, OR: 63.9 %Keizer, OR63.9Albany, OR: 63 %Albany, OR63Wilsonville, OR: 63 %Wilsonville, OR63Eugene, OR: 62.9 %Eugene, OR62.9Canby, OR: 62.4 %Canby, OR62.4Cottage Grove, OR: 62.1 %Cottage Grove, OR62.1Silverton, OR: 61.8 %Silverton, OR61.8Salem, OR: 61.3 %Salem, OR61.3Monmouth, OR: 61.3 %Monmouth, OR61.3Lake Oswego, OR: 61.2 %Lake Oswego, OR61.2Medford, OR: 61.2 %Medford, OR61.2Prineville, OR: 61.1 %Prineville, OR61.1The Dalles, OR: 60.9 %The Dalles, OR60.9Corvallis, OR: 60.8 %Corvallis, OR60.8West Linn, OR: 60 %West Linn, OR60Woodburn, OR: 59.9 %Woodburn, OR59.9Lebanon, OR: 59.8 %Lebanon, OR59.8La Grande, OR: 59.5 %La Grande, OR59.5Coos Bay, OR: 57.6 %Coos Bay, OR57.6Ashland, OR: 57.4 %Ashland, OR57.4Ontario, OR: 56.3 %Ontario, OR56.3Grants Pass, OR: 55.8 %Grants Pass, OR55.8Pendleton, OR: 55.5 %Pendleton, OR55.5Klamath Falls, OR: 55.4 %Klamath Falls, OR55.4McMinnville, OR: 55.3 %McMinnville, OR55.3Dallas, OR: 54.5 %Dallas, OR54.5Lincoln City, OR: 52.4 %Lincoln City, OR52.4Baker City, OR: 51.7 %Baker City, OR51.7Newport, OR: 51.4 %Newport, OR51.4Roseburg, OR: 51 %Roseburg, OR51Sweet Home, OR: 49 %Sweet Home, OR49
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Molalla, OR73.6+1.7 pts
2Troutdale, OR73-1.7 pts
3Independence, OR72.2-0.6 pts
4Beaverton, OR71.4-0.4 pts
5Hillsboro, OR71.1+0.1 pts
6Portland, OR70.9-0.2 pts
7Hermiston, OR70.7+2.3 pts
8Milwaukie, OR70.5-0.8 pts
9Tualatin, OR69.7-1.7 pts
10Fairview, OR68.6+2.6 pts
11Sherwood, OR68.5+0.3 pts
12Tigard, OR68.4-1.5 pts
13Newberg, OR68.3+2 pts
14Bend, OR68.1+0.2 pts
15Happy Valley, OR67.5-0.7 pts
16Sandy, OR67.4-0 pts
17Cornelius, OR67.3+0.2 pts
18Central Point, OR66.9-2.5 pts
19Redmond, OR66.7-1.6 pts
20Oregon City, OR66.4-1.3 pts
21Springfield, OR65.9-0.5 pts
22Gladstone, OR65.6+1.4 pts
23Gresham, OR65.5+0.7 pts
24St. Helens, OR64.2+2.3 pts
25Forest Grove, OR64.1-0.2 pts
26Keizer, OR63.9-0.7 pts
27Albany, OR63-1.5 pts
28Wilsonville, OR63-0.5 pts
29Eugene, OR62.9-0.1 pts
30Canby, OR62.4-0.5 pts
31Cottage Grove, OR62.1+1.2 pts
32Silverton, OR61.8+0.9 pts
33Salem, OR61.3+0.1 pts
34Monmouth, OR61.3+0.4 pts
35Lake Oswego, OR61.2-0.9 pts
35Medford, OR61.2+0.8 pts
37Prineville, OR61.1+2.6 pts
38The Dalles, OR60.9-0.8 pts
39Corvallis, OR60.8-0.2 pts
40West Linn, OR60-1.2 pts
41Woodburn, OR59.9+0.7 pts
42Lebanon, OR59.8-0.1 pts
43La Grande, OR59.5+0.8 pts
44Coos Bay, OR57.6-0.8 pts
45Ashland, OR57.4-0.3 pts
46Ontario, OR56.3-1.1 pts
47Grants Pass, OR55.8-0.6 pts
48Pendleton, OR55.5+1.6 pts
49Klamath Falls, OR55.4-1.7 pts
50McMinnville, OR55.3-3.4 pts
51Dallas, OR54.5+0.4 pts
52Lincoln City, OR52.4+3.3 pts
53Baker City, OR51.7-0 pts
54Newport, OR51.4-1.3 pts
55Roseburg, OR51-1.8 pts
56Sweet Home, OR49+1.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Oregon by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oregon by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Oregon by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oregon by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Molalla, OR, with 73.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sweet Home, OR, with 49% in 2022.

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