Shasta County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Shasta County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 42 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Shasta County economy

5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.5% the month before
81,604
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
181,554
people in Shasta County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,931
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Shasta County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Shasta County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Shasta 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.

Maas Energy Works3 open roles
Central Valley Medical Center2 open roles
Charter Communications2 open roles
Enterprise Elementary2 open roles
Merakey Pennsylvania2 open roles
Sinclair2 open roles
Albertsons Companies1 open role
Blue Shield of CA1 open role
Bureau of Reclamation1 open role
City of Redding1 open role

Colleges in Shasta County

Colleges in Shasta County
College	City	Type	Students
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School	Redding	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Simpson University	Redding	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Rural Training Employment Workforce Development Board
Butte, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity

EDD State of California - Redding
Redding · Affiliate · 530-225-2185
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Smart Workforce Center
Redding · Comprehensive · 530-246-7911
Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 8 am-5 pm, Wed 9 am-5 pm. Closed 12 noon-1 pm.

Cities in Shasta County

Redding34 jobs

Other California counties

All of California

Laid off or looking for work in Shasta County?

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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.