Bakersfield, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Bakersfield

• Accounts Receivable SpecialistCreative Financial Staffing
• Nutrition Services DirectorEncompass Health
• Events Marketing Coordinator - Lead Exhibits & TrainingBath Concepts Independent Dealers
• Payroll Specialist - High-Volume, ADP/UKGNew Carrot Farms
• Project ManagerGranite Construction Company
• Construction Materials Plant Engineer IGranite Construction Company
• Regional Environmental Manager - Western RegionPPG Industries
• Regional Project ManagerEquipmentShare
• Principal, 2026-2027 School Year Eligibility PoolBakersfield City School District
• School Site Principal 2026-2027 School YearPanama-Buena Vista Union Elementary

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Employers hiring most in Bakersfield

1. Creative Financial Staffing12 open roles
2. Clinica Sierra Vista4 open roles
3. Cintas3 open roles
4. Commonspirit Health3 open roles
5. GPAC3 open roles
6. Nexstar Media Group3 open roles
7. Rain For Rent3 open roles
8. Robert Half3 open roles
9. Amazon2 open roles
10. AT&T2 open roles

Bakersfield layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Bakersfield in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Colleges in Bakersfield

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bakersfield. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

• Kern/Inyo/Mono Workforce Development Board

  Inyo, Kern, Mono

• America`s Job Center of California-Bakersfield

  Bakersfield · Comprehensive

  Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm,

• American Job Center of California -Oildale

  Bakersfield · Affiliate · 661-336-6650

  Monday - Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm

• EPIC - Envision-Plan-Innovate-Connect

  Bakersfield · Affiliate · 661-336-6460

  Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Kern County economy

• 8.4%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  8.7% the month before

• 414,048

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 910,433

  people in Kern County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $67,660

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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