San Diego, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in San Diego
- Senior Payroll SpecialistExcel Hotel Group
- Executive AssistantAxos Bank
- Omni-Channel Graphic Designer Hybrid (Remote Fridays)Cymbiotika
- Production PlannerAerotek
- Litigation Legal AssistantEstrin Legal
- Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal (San Diego, CA)Fish & Richardson
- Strategic Project Admin CoordinatorLegence
- Corporate Marketing Coordinator (\"Coordinador de Mercadotecnia Corporativo\")Azul Hospitality Group Corporate Office
- Lifecycle Marketing Coordinator: Email, SMS & PushRylee and Cru Collective
- Marketing CoordinatorThe Planet Group
Employers hiring most in San Diego
- Qualcomm Inc/De307 open roles
- General Atomics101 open roles
- Neurocrine Biosciences101 open roles
- Northrop Grumman88 open roles
- Intuit80 open roles
- Qualcomm Technologies75 open roles
- Apple74 open roles
- Illumina61 open roles
- UC San Diego61 open roles
- Amazon54 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in San Diego
- Qualcommabout 45,000 employees (2021)
- Dexcom5,001–20,000 employees
- Jack in the Box5,001–20,000 employees
- ResMed5,001–20,000 employees
- University of California, San Diego5,001–20,000 employees
- San Diego State University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
San Diego layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming San Diego 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 San Diego
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| National University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| San Diego State University | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Northcentral University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| University of San Diego | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| California Western School of Law | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Franciscan School of Theology | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| High Tech High Graduate School of Education | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| The Chicago School at San Diego | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in San Diego
Industry conferences and trade shows held in San Diego. 64 with dates announced.
- TCT
Oct 31 to Nov 3, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Paid ticket. Registration is open; fees not shown in results.
- NAGGL Annual Conference
Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Ticket $2,095 to $3,425. Lending member $2,095-$2,525; non-member in person $3,425; virtual $1,195-$1,995; in-person lender…
- MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit
Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Ticket $2,195 to $2,395. $2,195 store price; $2,395 per attendee on the presenter page.
- NHCAA Annual Training Conference
Nov 3 to Nov 6, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Ticket $1,295 to $1,575. Member $1,295 early/$1,375 standard; government $1,295; non-member $1,475/$1,575.
- ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit
Nov 10 to Nov 11, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Paid ticket. Ticket price not published on the page.
- PLUS Conference
Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Ticket About $1,725. Only the member full-access price ($1,725) is listed; nonmember/student rates not shown. Hotel block expired…
- SourceCon
Nov 10 to Nov 11, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Paid ticket. Pricing not read.
- TwitchCon San Diego
Nov 13 to Nov 15, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Paid ticket. Ticket prices are on the Buy Passes page (not read).
- AICPA & CIMA Women's Leadership Summit
Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Ticket $995 to $1,445. In-person: AICPA member $995, non-member $1,445.
- CSBA Annual Education Conference and Trade Show
Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2026 · San Diego, CA
Free expo floor; session passes $799 to $999. 2026 AEC: early (Jun 9-Aug 11) $799; regular (Aug 12-Nov 9) $899; late/onsite (from…
- CIC Presidents Institute
Jan 4 to Jan 7, 2027 · San Diego, CA
Ticket $1,090 to $1,430. President: CIC member $1,090, nonmember $1,430. Spouse/partner $655 member, $940 nonmember. Optional…
- AGC Construction Safety & Health Conference
Jan 20 to Jan 22, 2027 · San Diego, CA
Paid ticket, price not listed
Open call for speakers
Showing 12 of 75 conferences, 64 with dates announced.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving San Diego. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Metro Career Center
San Diego · Affiliate
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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
More cities in San Diego County
- Carlsbad305 jobs
- Poway287 jobs
- Vista49 jobs
- Oceanside43 jobs
- San Marcos24 jobs
- El Cajon23 jobs
- Chula Vista22 jobs
- Escondido22 jobs
- Encinitas12 jobs
- Coronado10 jobs
- La Mesa9 jobs
- Solana Beach9 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.