Costa Mesa, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Costa Mesa
- Entry-Level Auto Claims Adjuster & Negotiatorace
- Field Sales Account Executive - North Orange CountyTheRealReal
- Advanced Cosmetic Enhancement Specialist III - Costa Mesa, CA (For Future Consideration)Rivian Automotive
- PD Principal Rad Tech - Mammo - Pacific Breast Imaging - DaysUC Irvine (incl. UCI Health)
- Assistant Director, IT Systems & DatabaseOrange County Department of Education
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (POOL)Coastline ROP
- Manager, Recruitment Services and SupportOrange County Department of Education
- Counsel IIOrange County Department of Education
- Project Assistant, Human ResourcesOrange County Department of Education
- Deputy Director and Chief CuratorUniversity of California, Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
Employers hiring most in Costa Mesa
- Anduril Industries915 open roles
- Anduril321 open roles
- Deloitte13 open roles
- Andersen Group8 open roles
- anduril6 open roles
- Pacific College5 open roles
- Acuity Brands4 open roles
- Anduril-14 open roles
- Ducommun4 open roles
- NakedMD4 open roles
Costa Mesa layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Costa Mesa in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Costa Mesa
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard University of Southern California | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Conferences in Costa Mesa
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Costa Mesa. 1 with dates announced.
- CASAS Summer Institute
Jun 14 to Jun 17, 2027 · Costa Mesa, CA
Ticket $750 to $850. $750, $850 after May 1; optional lab pass $200. Registration opens Jan 11, 2027.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Costa Mesa. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Anaheim Workforce Development Board
City: Anaheim
- Orange County Workforce Development Board
Orange
- Santa Ana Workforce Development Board
City: Santa Ana
Orange County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
1,601,928
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
3,164,063
people in Orange County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$113,702
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Orange County
- Irvine1,466 jobs
- Santa Ana235 jobs
- Newport Beach225 jobs
- Anaheim128 jobs
- Orange124 jobs
- Huntington Beach100 jobs
- Brea81 jobs
- Tustin80 jobs
- Garden Grove76 jobs
- Fountain Valley60 jobs
- Laguna Beach55 jobs
- Fullerton54 jobs
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.