El Dorado County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

El Dorado County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 41 open professional jobs are in its cities.

El Dorado County economy

5.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
89,507
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
192,299
people in El Dorado County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$106,190
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

El Dorado County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
150
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in El Dorado County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 13, 2026	Tree Service Unlimited Inc.Takes effect Dec 14, 2026	El Dorado County	137	Layoff Permanent	State record
Aug 21, 2026	Blue Shield of CaliforniaTakes effect Oct 20, 2026	El Dorado County	12	Layoff Permanent	State record
Aug 21, 2026	Blue Shield of CaliforniaTakes effect Oct 20, 2026	El Dorado County	1	Layoff Permanent	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in El Dorado 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.

Blue Shield of California7 open roles
El Dorado County Office of Education4 open roles
Broadridge Financial Solutions3 open roles
Keeper Security3 open roles
BurnBot2 open roles
Integra2 open roles
Nor-Cal Controls ES2 open roles
Aledade1 open role
Austin Powder1 open role
Beebout Williams & Olds CPAs1 open role

Colleges in El Dorado County

Colleges in El Dorado County
College	City	Type	Students
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary	El Dorado Hills	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Golden Sierra Workforce Development Board
Alpine, El Dorado, Placer

Cities in El Dorado County

El Dorado Hills26 jobs
Placerville10 jobs

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in El Dorado County?

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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.