Alameda County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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
Alameda County layoffs
37
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
1,009
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
14
employers
Employers hiring most in Alameda County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Form Energy87 open roles
- Pacific Gas & Electric68 open roles
- Lucid Motors65 open roles
- Kaiser Permanente63 open roles
- Abbott40 open roles
- Agility Robotics38 open roles
- Coherent38 open roles
- Penumbra33 open roles
- Saildrone33 open roles
- Blue Shield of California32 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Alameda County
- LAM Research20,001–100,000 employees
- University of California, Berkeley5,001–20,000 employees
- Veeva Systems5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Alameda County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| California State University-East Bay | Hayward | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Reach University | Oakland | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Samuel Merritt University | Oakland | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences | Oakland | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Berkeley School of Theology | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| California Jazz Conservatory | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Church Divinity School of the Pacific | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Graduate Theological Union | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Life Chiropractic College West | Hayward | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Lincoln University | Oakland | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Northeastern University Oakland | Oakland | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Pacific School of Religion | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| San Francisco Bay University | Fremont | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Starr King School for the Ministry | Oakland | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| The Wright Institute | Berkeley | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alameda County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Alameda County Workforce Development Board
Alameda
- Oakland Workforce Development Board
City: Oakland
Alameda One Stop Career Center
Alameda · Affiliate · 510-748-2208
Mon/Tues/Thurs 9:30am-4:30pm Wed/Fri 9:30am-12:30pm
America`s Job Center of California- Fremont
Fremont · Affiliate · 510-794-3669
Mon - Fri 8 AM - 5 PM
Eden Area AJCC
Hayward · Comprehensive
Mon/Tues/Thurs 8:30am-5pm -Wed 8:30am-7pm-Fri 8:30am-12:30pm
Ohlone Tri-Cities Career Center
Newark · Affiliate · 510-742-2323
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. & Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Closed Fridays during Summer)
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
Tri-Valley Career Center
Pleasanton · Affiliate · 925-416-5100
Walk-ins Welcome, Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9:00am - 5:30pm; Tuesdays: 10:30am - 5:30pm, Fridays: Closed
Cities in Alameda County
- Oakland453 jobs
- Fremont410 jobs
- Berkeley192 jobs
- Alameda182 jobs
- Pleasanton170 jobs
- Newark111 jobs
- Hayward97 jobs
- Livermore96 jobs
- Emeryville96 jobs
- San Leandro81 jobs
- Dublin38 jobs
- Castro Valley6 jobs
Other California counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from California’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.