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Counties in Oregon by unemployment rate

Grant County had the highest unemployment rate of 36 counties in December 2025, at 7.5%. Hood River County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 5.35% and the figure for Oregon was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.5Grant County
Lowest4.1Hood River County
Median5.3536 counties
Oregon5.3History

All counties, December 2025

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Grant CountyGrant County: 7.5 %7.5Klamath CountyKlamath County: 7.4 %7.4Curry CountyCurry County: 6.6 %6.6Josephine CountyJosephine County: 6.6 %6.6Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 6.4 %6.4Crook CountyCrook County: 6.1 %6.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 6.1 %6.1Lake CountyLake County: 6.1 %6.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.1 %6.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.9 %5.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.8 %5.8Baker CountyBaker County: 5.7 %5.7Coos CountyCoos County: 5.7 %5.7Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 5.7 %5.7Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 5.5 %5.5Union CountyUnion County: 5.5 %5.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.4 %5.4Wasco CountyWasco County: 5.4 %5.4Linn CountyLinn County: 5.3 %5.3Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 5.3 %5.3Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 5.2 %5.2Harney CountyHarney County: 5 %5Lane CountyLane County: 5 %5Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 4.9 %4.9Marion CountyMarion County: 4.9 %4.9Morrow CountyMorrow County: 4.9 %4.9Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 4.9 %4.9Sherman CountySherman County: 4.9 %4.9Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 4.9 %4.9Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 4.9 %4.9Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 4.8 %4.8Polk CountyPolk County: 4.8 %4.8Washington CountyWashington County: 4.8 %4.8Malheur CountyMalheur County: 4.7 %4.7Benton CountyBenton County: 4.4 %4.4Hood River CountyHood River County: 4.1 %4.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Grant County7.5+0.7 pts
2Klamath County7.4+0.7 pts
3Curry County6.6+0.9 pts
3Josephine County6.6+0.4 pts
5Wallowa County6.4+1.2 pts
6Crook County6.1+0.7 pts
6Douglas County6.1+0.4 pts
6Lake County6.1+0.4 pts
6Lincoln County6.1+0.6 pts
10Columbia County5.9+0.8 pts
11Jefferson County5.8+0.9 pts
12Baker County5.7+0.6 pts
12Coos County5.7+0.5 pts
12Gilliam County5.7+1 pts
15Umatilla County5.5+0.3 pts
15Union County5.5+0.2 pts
17Jackson County5.4+0.4 pts
17Wasco County5.4+0.4 pts
19Linn County5.3+0.3 pts
19Tillamook County5.3+0.4 pts
21Clatsop County5.2+0.4 pts
22Harney County50 pts
22Lane County5+0.4 pts
24Deschutes County4.9+0.4 pts
24Marion County4.9+0.4 pts
24Morrow County4.9+0.4 pts
24Multnomah County4.9+0.5 pts
24Sherman County4.9+0.6 pts
24Wheeler County4.9-0.2 pts
24Yamhill County4.9+0.6 pts
31Clackamas County4.8+0.5 pts
31Polk County4.8+0.3 pts
31Washington County4.8+0.7 pts
34Malheur County4.7+0.1 pts
35Benton County4.4+0.3 pts
36Hood River County4.1+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Grant County, with 7.5% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Hood River County, with 4.1% in December 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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