Oakland, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Oakland
- Compliance Regulatory AnalystAxelon
- Hybrid Compliance & Risk Analyst Data Quality & InsightsPacific Gas And Electric Company
- Remote Proposals & Brand Marketing Specialist - AECCharles Pankow Builders
- Public Inquiries & Benefits SpecialistUS Social Security Administration
- Logistics CoordinatorExcelgens
- Bilingual HR Coordinator/Recruiting CoordinatorVaco
- (Agile1)Recruiting CoordinatorAbacus
- (Agile1)Recruiting CoordinatorMindlance
- Marketing & Proposal CoordinatorTerraphase Engineering
- Claims AdjusterFinezi
Employers hiring most in Oakland
- Pacific Gas & Electric66 open roles
- Blue Shield of California34 open roles
- Fivetran33 open roles
- Kaiser Permanente32 open roles
- Intuit25 open roles
- Everlaw19 open roles
- University of California Office of the President15 open roles
- Port of Oakland11 open roles
- Oakland Unified School District10 open roles
- e.l.f. Beauty9 open roles
Oakland layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Oakland 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 Oakland
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Reach University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Samuel Merritt University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Lincoln University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Northeastern University Oakland | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Starr King School for the Ministry | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Oakland. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Alameda County Workforce Development Board
Alameda
- Oakland Workforce Development Board
City: Oakland
America`s Job Center of California-Downtown Oakland Career Center
Oakland · Comprehensive · 510-858-6742
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Resource Room/Computer Access Closes at 4:30 p.m. Call ahead at 510-858-6742 to reserve a spot in the resource /Computer Access.
American Job Center of California-Oakland
Oakland · Comprehensive · 510-564-0500
Monday - Friday 8:00AM- 5:00PM
East Oakland Neighborhood Career Center
Oakland · Affiliate · 510-568-8349
Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Lao Family and Community Development, Inc. (WIOA Youth Program)
Oakland · Affiliate · 510-533-8850
Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm., Closed 12 noon to 12;30 for lunch
The Unity Council Career & Resource Center
Oakland · Affiliate · 510-535-6101
Monday - Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
West Oakland Neighborhood Career Center
Oakland · Affiliate · 510-419-0392
Mon - Fri: 9:00AM- 5:00PM Resource Room/Computer Access closes at 4:30pm
Alameda County economy
4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
855,567
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,651,949
people in Alameda County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$126,240
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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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.