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Lake County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lake County’s unemployment rate is 7.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lake County economy

  • 7.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    7.1% the month before

  • 26,733

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 68,139

    people in Lake County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $58,738

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lake County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lake 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 Lake 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. Sutter Health3 open roles
  2. Calpine Operating Services Company2 open roles
  3. Calpine1 open role
  4. Shannon Family of Wines Shannon Family of Wines1 open role
  5. Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance1 open role

Job fairs and business events in Lake County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Lake County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Lake County

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Lake 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.