Josephine County Employment Fell in February OED Release Shows
Total payroll employment in Josephine County fell by 50 jobs in February.
According to a release from the Oregon Employment Department, this was mostly due to losses in leisure and hospitality (-20) and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-20). Other sectors showed little employment change in February.
Over the past year payroll employment dipped by 150 jobs, a loss of -0.6%. Employment fell over the year in most private-sector industries but increased in private education and health services (+190) and leisure and hospitality (+40).
Job declines occurred in retail trade (-110), wholesale trade (-50), information (-40), manufacturing (-30), and professional and business services (-20).
Government employment fell by 110 jobs over the year. Losses occurred in local government education (-90) and federal government (-20). State government added 10 jobs over the year.
Josephine County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was estimated at 7% in February, little changed over the month and up slightly from the February 2025 rate of 6.1%.
Posted on 4/21/26 11:24AM by Alex Bauer
