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Madera County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Madera County’s unemployment rate is 7.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 16 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Madera County economy

  • 7.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    7.4% the month before

  • 70,426

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 158,790

    people in Madera County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $75,496

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Madera County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Madera 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 Madera 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. Valley Childrne's Healthcare2 open roles
  2. American Epilepsy Society1 open role
  3. Ardagh Metal Packaging1 open role
  4. BRYANT HOME CENTER1 open role
  5. Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino1 open role
  6. CRH Public1 open role
  7. E. & J. Gallo1 open role
  8. Heritagebankofcommerce1 open role
  9. Insurance Relief1 open role
  10. Liberty Charter School1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Madera Workforce Assistance Center

    Madera · Comprehensive · 559-662-4500

    Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm, Computers Available Monday - Thursday 8 am-4:30 pm, Friday - varies

Cities in Madera County

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Madera County?

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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.