Placer County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Placer County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 207 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Placer County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
207,510
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
412,435
people in Placer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$114,678
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Placer County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
47
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Placer County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 28, 2026	Sunnyside Restaurant and LodgeTakes effect Oct 4, 2026	Placer County	47	Closure Permanent	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Placer 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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise15 open roles
Williams-Sonoma9 open roles
Adventist Health8 open roles
Carvana8 open roles
Juniper Networks8 open roles
Pacific Gas & Electric6 open roles
PRIDE Industries6 open roles
Penumbra5 open roles
AvonRisk4 open roles
Liberty Mutual Insurance4 open roles

Colleges in Placer County

Colleges in Placer County
College	City	Type	Students
William Jessup University	Rocklin	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Golden Sierra Workforce Development Board
Alpine, El Dorado, Placer

America`s Job Center of California Roseville
Roseville · Comprehensive
Monday – Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Placer County

Roseville129 jobs
Rocklin59 jobs
Auburn19 jobs

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Placer 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.