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Contra Costa County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Contra Costa County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. Employers filed 22 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 354 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Contra Costa County economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.2% the month before

  • 574,198

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,161,458

    people in Contra Costa County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $125,727

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 48%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Contra Costa County layoffs

  • 22

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 471

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 9

    employers

WARN notices filed in Contra Costa County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
SafewayTakes effect Dec 20, 2026Contra Costa County92Closure PermanentState record
Corteva Agriscience LLCTakes effect Oct 30, 2026Contra Costa County2Layoff PermanentState record
Shell Catalyst & TechnologiesTakes effect Nov 30, 2026Contra Costa County64Closure PermanentState record
Raley's Store No. 336Takes effect Nov 3, 2026Contra Costa County51Closure PermanentState record
John Muir Health - Treat Blvd.Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County23Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Health -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County15Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Health -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County15Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Physician Network -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County6Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Health -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County4Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Health -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County3Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Health -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County2Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Health -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County2Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Health -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County2Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Behavioral Health -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County1Layoff PermanentState record
John Muir Physician Network -Takes effect Oct 28, 2026Contra Costa County1Layoff PermanentState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Contra Costa 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.

  1. Five920 open roles
  2. Joby Aviation15 open roles
  3. Ridgeline8 open roles
  4. Robert Half8 open roles
  5. Elroy Air6 open roles
  6. John Muir Health6 open roles
  7. Pacific Gas & Electric6 open roles
  8. AT&T5 open roles
  9. Contra Costa Community College District5 open roles
  10. Apex Companies4 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Contra Costa County

  • Five91,001–5,000 employees

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

Colleges in Contra Costa County

Colleges in Contra Costa County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoragaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Concord America`s Job Center of California / East Bay Works

    Concord · Comprehensive · 925-671-4500

    M-F 8:30 am-5:00 pm

  • RichmondWORKS

    Richmond · Comprehensive · 510-307-8014

    Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Cities in Contra Costa County

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Contra Costa County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.