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San Diego County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

San Diego County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. Employers filed 21 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3,885 open professional jobs are in its cities.

San Diego County economy

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.1% the month before

  • 1,639,952

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 3,282,782

    people in San Diego County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $102,285

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 47%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

San Diego County layoffs

  • 21

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 792

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 9

    employers

WARN notices filed in San Diego County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
ServiceNow, Inc.Takes effect Dec 14, 2026San Diego County18Layoff PermanentState record
Sapporo U.S.A - Citracado ParkwayTakes effect Dec 11, 2026San Diego County2Closure PermanentState record
Sapporo U.S.A. - Executive PlaceTakes effect Dec 11, 2026San Diego County1Closure PermanentState record
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)Takes effect Sep 1, 2026San Diego County85Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Nov 20, 2026San Diego County72Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Nov 20, 2026San Diego County2Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Nov 20, 2026San Diego County1Layoff PermanentState record
Sapporo U.S.A.Takes effect Nov 13, 2026San Diego County200Closure PermanentState record
Sapporo U.S.A.Takes effect Nov 13, 2026San Diego County6Closure PermanentState record
Sapporo U.S.A.Takes effect Nov 13, 2026San Diego County6Closure PermanentState record
SonTekTakes effect Nov 6, 2026San Diego County36Closure PermanentState record
Blue Shield of CaliforniaTakes effect Oct 20, 2026San Diego County4Layoff PermanentState record
Stone Brewing CO., LLC - Citracado ParkwayTakes effect Oct 19, 2026San Diego County50Closure PermanentState record
Stone Brewing Co., LLC - Executive PlaceTakes effect Oct 19, 2026San Diego County6Closure PermanentState record
Stone Brewing Co., LLC - Harmony GroveTakes effect Oct 19, 2026San Diego County2Closure PermanentState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in San Diego 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. General Atomics366 open roles
  2. Qualcomm Inc/De277 open roles
  3. Qualcomm Technologies105 open roles
  4. Neurocrine Biosciences101 open roles
  5. Viasat84 open roles
  6. Intuit78 open roles
  7. Northrop Grumman75 open roles
  8. Apple74 open roles
  9. Illumina61 open roles
  10. UC San Diego61 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in San Diego County

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

Colleges in San Diego County

Colleges in San Diego County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
National UniversitySan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoPublic 4-year20,000+
University of California-San DiegoLa JollaPublic 4-year20,000+
California State University-San MarcosSan MarcosPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Northcentral UniversitySan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
University of San DiegoSan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
California Western School of LawSan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Franciscan School of TheologySan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
High Tech High Graduate School of EducationSan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
John Paul the Great Catholic UniversityEscondidoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
San Diego Christian CollegeSanteePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa JollaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Southern California SeminaryEl CajonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
The Chicago School at San DiegoSan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Thomas Jefferson School of LawSan DiegoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Westminster Theological Seminary in CaliforniaEscondidoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in San Diego County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in San Diego County. 70 with dates announced.

  • TCT

    Oct 31 to Nov 3, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration is open; fees not shown in results.

  • HACU Annual Conference

    Oct 31 to Nov 2, 2026 · Chula Vista, CA

    Ticket $800 to $1,235. 40th Annual Conference, Gaylord Pacific Resort, Chula Vista, Oct 31 to Nov 2, 2026. Regular/onsite rates:…

    Open call for speakers

  • NAGGL Annual Conference

    Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $2,095 to $3,425. Lending member $2,095-$2,525; non-member in person $3,425; virtual $1,195-$1,995; in-person lender…

  • MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit

    Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $2,195 to $2,395. $2,195 store price; $2,395 per attendee on the presenter page.

  • NHCAA Annual Training Conference

    Nov 3 to Nov 6, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $1,295 to $1,575. Member $1,295 early/$1,375 standard; government $1,295; non-member $1,475/$1,575.

  • ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit

    Nov 10 to Nov 11, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Ticket price not published on the page.

  • PLUS Conference

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket About $1,725. Only the member full-access price ($1,725) is listed; nonmember/student rates not shown. Hotel block expired…

  • SourceCon

    Nov 10 to Nov 11, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • TwitchCon San Diego

    Nov 13 to Nov 15, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Ticket prices are on the Buy Passes page (not read).

  • AICPA & CIMA Women's Leadership Summit

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $995 to $1,445. In-person: AICPA member $995, non-member $1,445.

  • CSBA Annual Education Conference and Trade Show

    Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $799 to $999. 2026 AEC: early (Jun 9-Aug 11) $799; regular (Aug 12-Nov 9) $899; late/onsite (from…

  • CIC Presidents Institute

    Jan 4 to Jan 7, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $1,090 to $1,430. President: CIC member $1,090, nonmember $1,430. Spouse/partner $655 member, $940 nonmember. Optional…

Showing 12 of 81 conferences, 70 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • South Bay Career Center

    Chula Vista · Comprehensive · 619-319-9675

    Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5 :00p.m.

  • East County Career Center

    El Cajon · Affiliate · 619-319-9675

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

  • America`s Job Center of California-North County Coastal Career Center

    Oceanside · Affiliate · 760-666-6763

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

  • North County Coastal Career Center

    Oceanside · Affiliate

    Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  • Metro Career Center

    San Diego · Affiliate

    Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cities in San Diego County

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in San Diego 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.