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Santa Clara County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Santa Clara County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 32 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9,128 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Santa Clara County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.6% the month before

  • 1,034,313

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,903,297

    people in Santa Clara County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $159,674

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 59%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Santa Clara County layoffs

  • 32

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 2,736

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 19

    employers

WARN notices filed in Santa Clara County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
eBayTakes effect Oct 21, 2026Santa Clara County229Layoff PermanentState record
Netflix, Inc.Takes effect Sep 14, 2026Santa Clara County227Layoff PermanentState record
ServiceNow, Inc.Takes effect Dec 14, 2026Santa Clara County2Layoff PermanentState record
Magic Leap, Inc.Takes effect Dec 1, 2026Santa Clara County5Layoff PermanentState record
Intel Corporation - SC-12Takes effect Sep 30, 2026Santa Clara County24Layoff PermanentState record
Intel Corporation - Robert Noyce BuildingTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Santa Clara County22Layoff PermanentState record
Intel Corporation, Inc. - SC-9Takes effect Sep 30, 2026Santa Clara County5Layoff PermanentState record
Intel Corporation - SC-11Takes effect Sep 30, 2026Santa Clara County1Layoff PermanentState record
Oracle America, Inc.Takes effect Nov 13, 2026Santa Clara County99Layoff PermanentState record
Eggo Company dba KellanovaTakes effect Nov 4, 2026Santa Clara County112Closure TemporaryState record
Uber Technologies, Inc. -Takes effect Nov 2, 2026Santa Clara County94Layoff PermanentState record
Uber technologies, Inc. -Takes effect Nov 2, 2026Santa Clara County43Layoff PermanentState record
PayPalTakes effect Oct 30, 2026Santa Clara County251Layoff PermanentState record
SynopsysTakes effect Dec 16, 2026Santa Clara County128Layoff PermanentState record
Stanford Health Care -Takes effect Nov 2, 2026Santa Clara County79Layoff PermanentState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Santa Clara 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. Apple575 open roles
  2. Amazon411 open roles
  3. Google359 open roles
  4. Intuit235 open roles
  5. Advanced Micro Devices216 open roles
  6. Applied Intuition163 open roles
  7. Waymo155 open roles
  8. Stanford University150 open roles
  9. Cisco Systems142 open roles
  10. Wayve122 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Santa Clara County

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

Colleges in Santa Clara County

Colleges in Santa Clara County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
San Jose State UniversitySan JosePublic 4-year20,000+
Stanford UniversityStanfordPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Santa Clara UniversitySanta ClaraPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Palo Alto UniversityPalo AltoPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of Silicon AndhraMilpitasPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Santa Clara County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Santa Clara County.

Conferences in Santa Clara County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Santa Clara County. 13 with dates announced.

  • Satellite Innovation

    Oct 27 to Oct 28, 2026 · Mountain View, CA

    Ticket $595 to $1,395. Civilian $1,395 standard (early bird $1,195 ended Aug 1); Government/Military $795 standard (early $595).…

  • MEDevice Silicon Valley

    Nov 18 to Nov 19, 2026 · Santa Clara, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $199. Expo free if pre-registered; $199 at the door; hands-on workshops extra.

  • Bisnow West Coast Data Center Conference & Expo

    Dec 3, 2026 · San Jose, CA

    Ticket About $439. General ticket $439 (limited number at this price; rises once tier sells out).

  • DesignCon

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Paid ticket. Prices are on the registration page, not captured.

  • DeveloperWeek

    Feb 9 to Feb 11, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $195 to $1,395. Open pass $195 (limited access); Pro pass early-bird tiers from $785 rising to…

  • AI DevWorld

    Feb 9 to Feb 11, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Ticket $1,535 to $2,195. PRO $1,535 and PREMIUM $2,195 per structured data; Hyatt block $299/night. Startup Alley free passes by…

    Open call for speakers

  • ProductWorld

    Feb 9 to Feb 11, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Paid ticket. Price not read (official site blocks scripted fetch).

    Open call for speakers

  • NVIDIA GTC

    Mar 15 to Mar 18, 2027 · San Jose, CA

    Paid ticket. Pass types: Conference, Exhibits Only, Full-Day Workshops, Digital Only; prices not listed on the pricing page.

  • Elevate: Women's Leadership Forum

    May 6 to May 7, 2027 · Sunnyvale, CA

    Ticket $405 to $545. Standard $405 member / $545 non-member (early access was $375/$515). 7 CPE credits.

  • Sensors Converge

    Jun 8 to Jun 10, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Free expo, paid sessions. A free early-access pass is offered; full conference pricing not shown.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 23, 2026

  • IoT Tech Expo North America

    Jun 16 to Jun 17, 2027 · San Jose, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $499. Free Expo pass; Gold Pass shown at $499 (discounted); list price may rise.

  • ACM SIGKDD Conference (KDD)

    Aug 1 to Aug 5, 2027 · San Jose, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration prices not posted yet.

    Open call for speakers

Showing 12 of 20 conferences, 13 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • work2future Gilroy Job Center

    Gilroy · Affiliate · 408-758-3477

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

  • North San Jose America`s Job Center of California

    San Jose · Affiliate · 408-216-6200

    Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

  • San Jose Job Center

    San Jose · Comprehensive · 408-794-1101

    Monday - Friday 8a-5p

  • NOVAworks

    Sunnyvale · Comprehensive · 408-730-7232

    Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Santa Clara County

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Santa Clara 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.