Jobs & Economy in Hillsboro
Hillsboro's economy runs genuinely low unemployment (4.6%) anchored by Intel's largest single worldwide site by employment and more than 26,000 Silicon Forest manufacturing jobs.
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Learn moreIntel: the real, documented Silicon Forest anchor
Intel's largest worldwide site by employment (22,300 employees across three Hillsboro campuses, per Intel's own 2026 disclosure) makes Hillsboro Oregon's largest for-profit employer's home base -- a real, distinct identity this record keeps separate from Portland's own economic anchors.
Hillsboro Medical Center: a real, distinct local healthcare employer
Hillsboro Medical Center (167 beds, founded 1918, part of OHSU Health since 2019), employing more than 1,200 people, is Hillsboro's own real, distinct healthcare and employment anchor, not merely a satellite of Portland's system.
A genuinely affluent median household income
Hillsboro's median household income ran a genuinely affluent $106,409, alongside low 4.6% unemployment (cited elsewhere as roughly 24% below the national rate).
Key takeaways
- Intel's Hillsboro campuses (22,300 employees) form the real, documented core of the Silicon Forest.
- Hillsboro Medical Center is a real, distinct local hospital and employer, not just a Portland-system satellite.
- Hillsboro's median household income ($106,409) and low unemployment (4.6%) both run genuinely favorable.
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