Sonoma County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Sonoma County economy
4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
246,044
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
485,642
people in Sonoma County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$102,840
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Sonoma County layoffs
6
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
309
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy's Kitchen, LLCTakes effect Dec 18, 2026 | Sonoma County | 200 | Closure Permanent | State record | |
| Yerba Mate Co., LLC - Santa RosaTakes effect Sep 1, 2026 | Sonoma County | 1 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| Yerba Mate Co., LLC - PetalumaTakes effect Sep 1, 2026 | Sonoma County | 1 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| CraftForce Services, Inc.Takes effect Sep 20, 2026 | Sonoma County | 51 | Closure Permanent | State record | |
| CraftForce Services, Inc.Takes effect Sep 20, 2026 | Sonoma County | 7 | Closure Permanent | State record | |
| Queen City StaffingTakes effect Sep 13, 2026 | Sonoma County | 49 | Closure Permanent | State record |
Employers hiring most in Sonoma 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.
- Keysight Technologies63 open roles
- Heartflow8 open roles
- Landline6 open roles
- Emerson4 open roles
- Providence Health System-southern California4 open roles
- Redwood Credit Union4 open roles
- Brookdale Senior Living3 open roles
- Cintas3 open roles
- General Dynamics OTS3 open roles
- Kaiser Permanente3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Sonoma County
- Keysight Technologies5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Sonoma County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Job fairs and business events in Sonoma County
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Sonoma County.
- Career workshopOct 26, 2026 · Santa Rosa, CA
Organizing Your Personal Life to Support Your Job Search
With North Bay Workforce Services · With Sonoma County Job Link · Workforce board: Sonoma County Workforce Development Board
- Hiring eventOct 26, 2026 · Santa Rosa, CA
Employer Spotlight – H&R Block Hiring Event
With North Bay Workforce Services · With Sonoma County Job Link · Workforce board: Sonoma County Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 3, 2026 · Santa Rosa, CA
With North Bay Workforce Services · With Sonoma County Job Link · Workforce board: Sonoma County Workforce Development Board
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sonoma County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
North Bay Workforce Services
Santa Rosa · Affiliate · 707-576-2850
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sonoma County Job Link
Santa Rosa · Comprehensive · 707-565-5550
Friday 8am--4:45pm Computer Lab hours 8:30am -4:00pm
Cities in Sonoma County
- Santa Rosa156 jobs
- Petaluma28 jobs
- Rohnert Park21 jobs
- Healdsburg11 jobs
- Sonoma10 jobs
- Bodega Bay3 jobs
- Windsor3 jobs
Other California counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.