San Luis Obispo County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 100 open professional jobs are in its cities.

San Luis Obispo County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.9% the month before
132,285
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
281,486
people in San Luis Obispo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$93,398
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

San Luis Obispo County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
82
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in San Luis Obispo County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 2, 2026	Ventana GrillTakes effect Sep 18, 2026	San Luis Obispo County	82	Closure Temporary	State record

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Employers hiring most in San Luis Obispo 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.

Zone 5 Technologies23 open roles
Entegris14 open roles
BKF Engineers4 open roles
Charter Communications3 open roles
Rantec Power Systems3 open roles
Adventist Health2 open roles
Commonspirit Health2 open roles
San Luis Obispo Classical Academy2 open roles
San Luis Obispo County Office of Education2 open roles
Suffolk Construction2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in San Luis Obispo County

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo1,001–5,000 employees

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

Colleges in San Luis Obispo County

Colleges in San Luis Obispo County
College	City	Type	Students
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo

SLO Cal Career-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo · Comprehensive · 805-439-2557
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in San Luis Obispo 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.