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Pasadena, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

271 open professional jobs in Pasadena. Pasadena is in Los Angeles County.

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Employers hiring most in Pasadena

  1. Kaiser Permanente35 open roles
  2. East West Bank30 open roles
  3. California Institute Of Technology27 open roles
  4. Amazon20 open roles
  5. Rocket Lab9 open roles
  6. Robert Half6 open roles
  7. Franklin Templeton5 open roles
  8. East West Bancorp4 open roles
  9. Jobot4 open roles
  10. Baker Tilly3 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Pasadena

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Pasadena layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pasadena 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

Colleges in Pasadena

Colleges in Pasadena
CollegeTypeStudents
University of the PeoplePrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
Art Center College of DesignPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
California Institute of TechnologyPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Fuller Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Pacific Oaks CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Saybrook UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Providence Christian CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Pasadena

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Pasadena.

Conferences in Pasadena

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Pasadena. 3 with dates announced.

  • Hackaday Supercon

    Nov 6 to Nov 8, 2026 · Pasadena, CA

    Ticket $150 to $296. Early bird $150, regular $296 plus fees (per Hackaday ticket posts).

    Open call for speakers

  • SMPTE Media Technology Summit

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Pasadena, CA

    Paid ticket. Fee not in results.

    Open call for speakers

  • SCaLE (Southern California Linux Expo)

    Apr 1 to Apr 4, 2027 · Pasadena, CA

    Ticket About $80. SCaLE Pass $80 at early-bird pricing (end date not shown); registration site did not state the edition year.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 1, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Foothill Employment and Training Connection

    Pasadena · Comprehensive · 626-796-5627

    Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm

Los Angeles County economy

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.2% the month before

  • 4,990,443

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 9,848,406

    people in Los Angeles County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $87,760

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    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.