Riverside, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Riverside
- Contracts ManagerBechtel Plant Machinery
- Project Controls EngineerBechtel Energy
- Account Manager, CommercialW.W. Grainger
- Administrator, Career Technical Education - Student Programs and Services (27-10828) *Riverside*Riverside County Office of Education
- Program Specialist, Early Care and Education - Early Education Programs: Head Start/Early Head Start/Early Education Services (27-10537) *Riverside*Riverside County Office of Education
- Payroll Assistant - Fiscal Services/Administration and Business Services (27-10662) *Riverside*Riverside County Office of Education
- Executive Director, Alternative Education - Student Programs and Services (27-10953) *Riverside*Riverside County Office of Education
- Principal - Alternative Education/Student Programs and Services 27-10683 *Riverside*Riverside County Office of Education
- Executive Director, Highlander Union BuildingUniversity of California, Riverside
- Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs - Associate or Full Professor RankUniversity of California Riverside
Employers hiring most in Riverside
- Kaiser Permanente8 open roles
- Pyramid Global Hospitality7 open roles
- Amazon5 open roles
- Riverside County Office of Education5 open roles
- UC Riverside5 open roles
- Acadia Healthcare Company4 open roles
- EoS Fitness4 open roles
- Skanska USA4 open roles
- Stanbridge University4 open roles
- Bechtel Energy3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Riverside
- University of California, Riverside1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Riverside layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Riverside 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 Riverside
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-Riverside | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| California Baptist University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| La Sierra University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Riverside. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Riverside Workforce Development Center AJCC
Riverside · Comprehensive · 951-955-3100
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm Closed Holidays
Rubidoux Youth Opportunity Center
Riverside · Affiliate · 951-683-9622
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Riverside County economy
6.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.3% the month before
1,183,558
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,449,909
people in Riverside County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$89,672
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Riverside County
- Corona137 jobs
- Temecula36 jobs
- Palm Springs23 jobs
- Murrieta18 jobs
- Palm Desert18 jobs
- Moreno Valley15 jobs
- Perris11 jobs
- Eastvale11 jobs
- Indio10 jobs
- La Quinta6 jobs
- Beaumont6 jobs
- Hemet6 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.