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Kings County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kings County’s unemployment rate is 8.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kings County economy

  • 8.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    8.6% the month before

  • 59,867

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 152,830

    people in Kings County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $68,750

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 25%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kings County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Kings County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kings 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. Adventist Health1 open role
  2. Direct Demo1 open role
  3. Foot Locker1 open role
  4. HII Mission Technologies1 open role
  5. Kings Community Action Organization1 open role
  6. Leprino1 open role
  7. Military Treatment Facilities under DHA1 open role
  8. Randstad1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Kings County

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Kings 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.