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Carlsbad, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

305 open professional jobs in Carlsbad. Carlsbad is in San Diego County.

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Employers hiring most in Carlsbad

  1. Viasat84 open roles
  2. L3HARRIS Technologies27 open roles
  3. Thermo Fisher Scientific18 open roles
  4. Alphatec Spine13 open roles
  5. Maxlinear13 open roles
  6. Harris Health Strategic Fund10 open roles
  7. K2 Staffing8 open roles
  8. Cisco Systems7 open roles
  9. Arlo Technologies5 open roles
  10. Autonation5 open roles

Carlsbad layoffs

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

All layoff notices in the state

Conferences in Carlsbad

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Carlsbad. 2 with dates announced.

  • B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX)

    Feb 22 to Feb 24, 2027 · Carlsbad, CA

    Ticket $1,495 to $2,095. All-Access pass: $1,495 through 12/7/26, $1,695 to 1/20/27, $1,895 to 2/20/27, $2,095 onsite.…

  • CBA Annual Conference & Directors Forum

    May 25 to May 28, 2027 · Carlsbad, CA

    Ticket $1,750 to $2,295. Bank member $1,750 early bird (to Dec 31), $1,895 regular; bank non-member $2,150 early, $2,295 regular…

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Workforce development and job centers

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

San Diego County economy

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.1% the month before

  • 1,639,952

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 3,282,782

    people in San Diego County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $102,285

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 47%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from California’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.