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County Employment and Wages in Oregon — Third Quarter 2025

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County Employment and Wages in Oregon - Third Quarter 2025

Employment decreased in 5 of the 7 largest counties in Oregon from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Washington County had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment, with a loss of 3.9 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Oregon, September 2025
County Percent change, September 2025

Washington

-3.9

Clackamas

-1.9

Lane

-1.4

Multnomah

-1.1

Deschutes

-0.6

Jackson

0.0

Marion

1.4

Among the seven largest counties in Oregon, employment was highest in Multnomah (492,600) in September 2025. Together, the seven largest counties accounted for 74.7 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.2 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2024.)

Large county average weekly wages in the third quarter 2025

All seven large Oregon counties reported average weekly wage increases over the year. (See chart 2.) Marion had the largest increase (+6.0 percent). Over-the-year wage changes for Oregon's other large counties ranged from 5.6 percent to 3.2 percent.

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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Oregon, third quarter 2025
County Percent change, third quarter 2025

Marion

6.0

Deschutes

5.6

Jackson

4.4

Lane

4.4

Clackamas

4.3

Multnomah

3.8

Washington

3.2

Weekly wages in 2 of the 7 largest counties in Oregon were above the national average of $1,459. Average weekly wages ranged from $1,780 in Washington to $1,160 in Jackson.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the third quarter 2025

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 29 small counties in Oregon, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels in all 29 smaller counties were below the national average. Morrow reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,403). Wheeler reported the lowest average weekly wage ($864) in the state.

Among all 36 Oregon counties, 8 reported average weekly wages of less than $1,050, 10 had wages from $1,050 to $1,099, 5 had wages from $1,100 to $1,149, and 13 had average weekly wages of $1,150 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Oregon, third quarter 2025

(U.S. average = $1,459)

Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website.

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The County Employment and Wages release for the fourth quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the seven largest counties in Oregon, third quarter 2025
Area Establishments,
third quarter
(thousands) 		Employment Average weekly wage (1)
September 2025
(thousands) 		Percent change,
September
2024-25 (2) 		National ranking
by percent change (3) 		Third quarter
2025 ($) 		National ranking
by level (3) 		Percent change,
third quarter
2024-25 (2) 		National ranking
by percent change (3)

United States (4)

12,353.8 155,767.7 0.1 -- 1,459 -- 4.7 --

Oregon

180.5 1,994.7 -1.3 -- 1,409 16 4.2 27

Clackamas

16.8 173.9 -1.9 349 1,357 146 4.3 141

Deschutes

11.3 95.0 -0.6 267 1,311 174 5.6 40

Jackson

8.1 93.4 0.0 168 1,160 297 4.4 128

Lane

13.0 156.1 -1.4 328 1,177 280 4.4 128

Marion

12.3 179.8 1.4 30 1,267 200 6.0 26

Multnomah

38.9 492.6 -1.1 312 1,577 55 3.8 195

Washington

21.9 299.7 -3.9 364 1,780 20 3.2 268

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications.
(3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Oregon, third quarter 2025
Area Establishments Employment September 2025 Average weekly wage ($) (1)

United States (2)

12,353,804 155,767,691 1,459

Oregon

180,514 1,994,695 1,409

Baker

708 5,688 1,034

Benton

3,016 38,507 1,362

Clackamas

16,828 173,886 1,357

Clatsop

1,884 19,744 1,050

Columbia

1,414 12,295 1,068

Coos

2,014 23,042 1,066

Crook

865 7,595 1,347

Curry

909 6,696 1,004

Deschutes

11,279 94,977 1,311

Douglas

3,408 38,903 1,072

Gilliam

146 897 1,235

Grant

333 2,524 1,181

Harney

327 2,711 1,064

Hood River

1,432 14,755 1,048

Jackson

8,104 93,449 1,160

Jefferson

655 7,187 1,127

Josephine

2,667 31,024 995

Klamath

2,280 24,519 1,079

Lake

360 2,589 1,092

Lane

12,994 156,064 1,177

Lincoln

2,028 18,724 1,045

Linn

3,789 48,767 1,145

Malheur

1,099 13,676 975

Marion

12,327 179,823 1,267

Morrow

430 6,920 1,403

Multnomah

38,938 492,582 1,577

Polk

2,252 21,877 1,076

Sherman

111 918 1,279

Tillamook

1,053 10,191 1,048

Umatilla

2,449 34,099 1,132

Union

1,026 10,602 1,087

Wallowa

453 3,009 1,076

Wasco

1,081 11,257 1,106

Washington

21,855 299,730 1,780

Wheeler

73 364 864

Yamhill

3,629 40,628 1,132

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, third quarter 2025
State Establishments,
third quarter
(thousands) 		Employment Average weekly wage (1)
September 2025
(thousands) 		Percent change,
September
2024-25 		Third quarter
2025 ($) 		National ranking
by level 		Percent change,
third quarter
2024-25 		National ranking
by percent change

United States (2)

12,353.8 155,767.7 0.1 1,459 -- 4.7 --

Alabama

165.7 2,119.0 0.6 1,212 36 3.6 38

Alaska

25.3 342.4 -0.1 1,455 13 5.3 7

Arizona

228.4 3,215.4 -0.2 1,360 19 4.0 31

Arkansas

111.2 1,310.5 0.5 1,135 49 3.8 33

California

1,986.7 18,281.7 0.3 1,815 4 7.2 2

Colorado

252.9 2,886.4 -0.6 1,570 7 5.7 3

Connecticut

149.6 1,693.8 0.1 1,604 6 3.8 33

Delaware

46.7 480.8 0.0 1,394 17 4.8 13

District of Columbia

51.5 737.4 -3.1 2,393 1 5.7 3

Florida

892.1 9,818.1 -0.2 1,342 21 5.1 8

Georgia

397.2 4,874.5 0.4 1,349 20 3.5 43

Hawaii

62.1 640.1 0.1 1,342 21 3.1 48

Idaho

103.7 879.8 1.3 1,180 44 4.9 11

Illinois

386.5 6,086.3 -0.1 1,457 12 4.3 23

Indiana

197.1 3,198.4 0.1 1,214 35 4.3 23

Iowa

109.6 1,549.3 -0.9 1,194 39 3.6 38

Kansas

102.2 1,431.7 0.1 1,179 45 3.8 33

Kentucky

160.7 1,995.4 -0.4 1,176 46 4.3 23

Louisiana

158.7 1,913.1 -0.1 1,187 42 3.3 46

Maine

67.4 659.2 -0.2 1,231 33 5.0 10

Maryland

199.5 2,739.5 -1.3 1,526 9 3.8 33

Massachusetts

293.2 3,625.0 -0.9 1,818 3 4.8 13

Michigan

316.0 4,423.8 -0.4 1,323 25 4.5 18

Minnesota

214.3 2,958.6 0.2 1,438 15 3.6 38

Mississippi

91.3 1,172.6 0.0 1,005 51 4.7 15

Missouri

256.0 2,903.7 -0.4 1,249 31 4.4 21

Montana

64.6 518.3 -0.4 1,182 43 5.1 8

Nebraska

78.6 1,021.8 -0.1 1,190 40 3.1 48

Nevada

109.5 1,581.0 1.4 1,314 27 4.3 23

New Hampshire

67.3 687.8 -0.6 1,481 11 5.5 6

New Jersey

334.9 4,301.0 0.4 1,558 8 3.6 38

New Mexico

69.0 876.4 0.3 1,190 40 3.2 47

New York

720.8 9,808.4 0.4 1,757 5 4.7 15

North Carolina

386.3 4,939.4 0.5 1,328 23 4.2 27

North Dakota

36.7 433.8 -0.5 1,291 29 2.8 50

Ohio

346.6 5,537.8 0.1 1,279 30 3.4 44

Oklahoma

128.8 1,697.9 -0.3 1,143 48 4.5 18

Oregon

180.5 1,994.7 -1.3 1,409 16 4.2 27

Pennsylvania

397.2 6,066.3 0.2 1,383 18 4.1 30

Rhode Island

48.8 503.3 0.2 1,322 26 4.7 15

South Carolina

190.8 2,312.3 0.7 1,198 38 4.9 11

South Dakota

40.9 462.9 0.1 1,146 47 4.0 31

Tennessee

224.2 3,255.5 -1.2 1,327 24 5.7 3

Texas

854.9 14,062.3 0.7 1,444 14 3.6 38

Utah

142.4 1,745.9 1.2 1,297 28 3.8 33

Vermont

34.1 307.2 -0.7 1,243 32 4.4 21

Virginia

324.0 4,142.4 0.7 1,504 10 4.2 27

Washington

242.3 3,639.4 -0.1 1,923 2 7.7 1

West Virginia

62.1 701.1 -0.1 1,121 50 3.4 44

Wisconsin

211.6 2,949.1 -0.4 1,228 34 4.5 18

Wyoming

31.7 285.6 -1.1 1,201 37 2.0 51

Puerto Rico

52.8 945.5 -0.6 687 (3) 2.7 (3)

Virgin Islands

3.0 33.2 -5.4 1,025 (3) 4.7 (3)

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(3) Data not included in the national ranking.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

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