Butte County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Butte County’s unemployment rate is 6.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 27 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Butte County economy

6.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.4% the month before
89,651
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
209,470
people in Butte County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,574
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Butte County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
6
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Butte County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 10, 2026	6th Street Center for YouthTakes effect Aug 31, 2026	Butte County	6	Closure Permanent	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Butte 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.

Butte County Office Of Education3 open roles
City of Chico2 open roles
Sinclair2 open roles
American Lung Association1 open role
BillionToOne1 open role
Boston Scientific1 open role
Chartis1 open role
City of Chico, CA1 open role
F15ffb3d 133f 4471 92e8 C0b178a62add1 open role
Fishbio1 open role

Colleges in Butte County

Colleges in Butte County
College	City	Type	Students
California State University-Chico	Chico	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Rural Training Employment Workforce Development Board
Butte, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity

Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc.
Chico · Comprehensive · 530-961-5125
Monday - -Friday 8:000am - 5:00pm
Nations Finest Office
Chico · Affiliate · 530-809-2831
Monday -Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Alliance for Workforce Development Inc.-Oroville
Oroville · Comprehensive · 530-538-7301
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Butte County

Chico17 jobs
Oroville1 jobs

Other California counties

All of California

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Sources: 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.