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Sacramento County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sacramento County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. Employers filed 9 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,018 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Sacramento County economy

  • 5.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.5% the month before

  • 781,647

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,584,047

    people in Sacramento County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $88,724

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sacramento County layoffs

  • 9

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 414

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 7

    employers

WARN notices filed in Sacramento County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.Takes effect Dec 11, 2026Sacramento County1Layoff PermanentState record
Blue Diamond GrowersTakes effect Dec 4, 2026Sacramento County3Closure PermanentState record
Foundation for California Community CollegesTakes effect Oct 30, 2026Sacramento County178Layoff PermanentState record
Blue Diamond GrowersTakes effect Oct 30, 2026Sacramento County53Layoff PermanentState record
Blue Shield of CaliforniaTakes effect Oct 20, 2026Sacramento County5Layoff PermanentState record
Essendant Co.Takes effect Oct 3, 2026Sacramento County99Closure PermanentState record
International Rescue Committee, Inc.Takes effect Sep 30, 2026Sacramento County41Layoff PermanentState record
Yerba Mate Co., LLC - SacramentoTakes effect Sep 1, 2026Sacramento County3Layoff PermanentState record
Blue Diamond GrowersTakes effect Sep 4, 2026Sacramento County31Closure PermanentState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Sacramento 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 Health43 open roles
  2. Amazon10 open roles
  3. Block10 open roles
  4. Pacific Staffing10 open roles
  5. BKF Engineers9 open roles
  6. Voyager Technologies9 open roles
  7. Nexstar Media Group8 open roles
  8. Nalu Medical7 open roles
  9. Nivagen Pharmaceuticals7 open roles
  10. Robert Half7 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Sacramento County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Sacramento County

Colleges in Sacramento County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
California State University-SacramentoSacramentoPublic 4-year20,000+
Epic Bible College & Graduate SchoolSacramentoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Sacramento County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Sacramento County. 2 with dates announced.

  • SIGCSE Technical Symposium

    Feb 17 to Feb 20, 2027 · Sacramento, CA

    Ticket $325 to $975. Regular: ACM/SIGCSE member $735 early (to Jan 4, 2027) / $810 regular / $885 late; non-member $825 / $900 /…

  • Ignition Community Conference

    Oct 5 to Oct 7, 2027 · Sacramento, CA

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Pride Industries AJCC

    Citrus Heights · Affiliate · 916-676-2540

    Mon - Thur 9:00am - 4:30pm, Fri: by appointment only

  • Galt AJCC

    Galt · Affiliate · 209-744-7702

    Monday, Thursday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

  • Folsom Cordova Job Center

    Rancho Cordova · Affiliate · 916-294-9107

    Monday - Thursday 9am-3pm, Fridays- virtual services available

  • AJCC Elk Grove

    Sacramento · Affiliate

    Monday - Friday* 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursdays during the school year, we are open until 8:00pm *Sometimes closed for holidays and meetings.

  • Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI) AJCC

    Sacramento · Affiliate · 916-324-6202

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

  • Florin AJCC

    Sacramento · Affiliate · 916-282-0711

    Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm ,Friday- Closed to the public:

  • Fruitridge Community Collaborative

    Sacramento · Affiliate · 916-435-6760

    Tuesday - Friday 9:00am-4:30pm

  • Greater Sacramento Urban League

    Sacramento · Comprehensive · 916-286-8600

    Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

  • Hillsdale AJCC

    Sacramento · Comprehensive · 916-263-4100

    Monday – Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm Friday 8:30-4:30 Virtual

  • La Familia AJCC

    Sacramento · Affiliate · 916-452-3601

    Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  • Lemon Hill AJCC

    Sacramento · Affiliate

    Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fridays: By appointment 8:30am - 12:00pm

  • Mark Sanders AJCC

    Sacramento · Affiliate · 916-227-0301

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

Cities in Sacramento County

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Sacramento 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.