Which counties in Oregon are adding jobs fastest?

Crook County (+57.1%), Morrow County (+37.5%) and Wallowa County (+11.3%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Oregon between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Oregon counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Crook County	+57.1%	6,461	27,564
2	Morrow County	+37.5%	4,215	12,602
3	Wallowa County	+11.3%	1,995	7,595
4	Tillamook County	+11.3%	8,076	27,384
5	Sherman County	+11.2%	515	2,051
6	Deschutes County	+10.4%	78,499	213,072
7	Harney County	+8.2%	1,576	7,380
8	Gilliam County	+7.9%	603	1,971
9	Wheeler County	+7.8%	166	1,472
10	Clatsop County	+7.6%	16,327	40,926
11	Washington County	+7.4%	307,351	611,708
12	Coos County	+6.8%	19,515	63,992
13	Polk County	+6.2%	16,046	90,037
14	Clackamas County	+6.1%	158,159	426,280
15	Columbia County	+5.6%	9,272	54,091
16	Marion County	+5.5%	117,012	355,777
17	Grant County	+4.5%	1,543	7,075
18	Hood River County	+4.3%	11,320	23,720
19	Lake County	+3.9%	1,399	8,187
20	Baker County	+3.8%	4,507	16,658
21	Yamhill County	+3.7%	32,438	110,024
22	Jackson County	+3.1%	79,766	221,795
23	Union County	+3.1%	7,702	25,900
24	Malheur County	+2.9%	8,527	32,261
25	Douglas County	+2.6%	32,867	111,951
26	Wasco County	+1.3%	7,679	26,310
27	Lane County	+1.3%	129,060	381,584
28	Lincoln County	+1.2%	14,839	50,636
29	Linn County	+0.2%	37,099	132,843
30	Multnomah County	−1.2%	442,844	795,391
31	Curry County	−1.4%	5,376	22,621
32	Josephine County	−1.7%	23,608	87,867
33	Umatilla County	−2.6%	23,246	81,119
34	Benton County	−5.8%	28,030	97,728
35	Klamath County	−7.2%	16,763	70,274
36	Jefferson County	−7.4%	4,051	25,740

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Oregon has the fastest job growth?

Crook County: +57.1%, ahead of Morrow County (+37.5%) and Wallowa County (+11.3%), of 36 Oregon counties ranked.

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