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Fresno County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fresno County’s unemployment rate is 7.8%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 198 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fresno County economy

  • 7.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    8.0% the month before

  • 471,858

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,012,152

    people in Fresno County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,434

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fresno County layoffs

  • 3

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 308

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 3

    employers

WARN notices filed in Fresno County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
The Neil Jones Food Company dba TomatekTakes effect Dec 14, 2026Fresno County116Layoff TemporaryState record
Baloian FarmsTakes effect Oct 30, 2026Fresno County106Layoff TemporaryState record
Maya Cinemas Fresno 16Takes effect Sep 15, 2026Fresno County86Closure PermanentState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Fresno 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. Internal Revenue Service10 open roles
  2. Creative Financial Staffing8 open roles
  3. Pacific Gas & Electric7 open roles
  4. Nexstar Media Group6 open roles
  5. Robert Half6 open roles
  6. Amazon5 open roles
  7. California State University, Fresno4 open roles
  8. Insurance Relief4 open roles
  9. UCSF (incl. UCSF Health)4 open roles
  10. UFW Foundation4 open roles

Colleges in Fresno County

Colleges in Fresno County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
California State University-FresnoFresnoPublic 4-year20,000+
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresnoPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Agape College of Business and ScienceFresnoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
San Joaquin College of LawClovisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Fresno East -Workforce Connection

    Fresno · Comprehensive · 559-230-4440

    Monday -Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

  • Reverend Swillis Neighborhood Youth Center (NYC)

    Fresno · Affiliate · 559-264-1048

    Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5:00pm.

  • RS Fresno Comprehensive - Workforce Connection

    Fresno · Comprehensive · 559-230-3600

    Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

  • Fresno Rural West - Workforce Connection

    Mendota · Affiliate · 559-230-4550

    Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm

  • FRS Mendota-Workforce Connection

    Mendota · Affiliate · 559-230-4550

    Monday - Friday 8:00AM- 5:00PM

  • Parlier-Workforce Connection

    Parlier · Affiliate · 559-230-4400

    Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Fresno County

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Fresno 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.