NextChapter · for people leaving Fender
Fender laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
about 76,000 professional jobs are open in California, including about 67 at Fender. Put in your email and we send a plan built for a layoff: benefits and deadlines first, then jobs matched to your background.
Jobs open now
about 76,000 professional jobs are open in California, and about 67 at Fender. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
These are the newest roles, not yet matched to you. Add your email at the top and tell us about your work, and we pick the jobs that fit you.
Personalize my jobsOpen professional jobs at Fender
- Public Defender Administrative Assistant (Legal Office) · State of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC
- Security Engineer (Microsoft Defender) · Ultraviolet · Arlington, VA
- 1000000154.ATTORNEY III.PUBLIC DEFENDER · Dallas County · Dallas, TX, United States
- Regional Attorney Manager - Fond du Lac Region · State Public Defender Board · Multiple, WI
- Administrative Assistant - 13th Circuit Public Defender Office · State of South Carolina · Greenville, SC
- Entry-Level SOC Analyst: Cyber Defender in Action · ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company · Providence, RI
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for California unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Riverside County Workforce Development Board
For notices in Riverside County
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Not laid off? Pick what sounds like you
For anyone planning their next move at Fender or anywhere else. No résumé needed; we send a first-week plan.
Question 1
Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
Questions
- Did Fender file layoff notices?
- Yes. Fender has filed 1 layoff notice with the California labor department, naming 533 workers. The most recent was filed Oct 15, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Fender?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For California, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former Fender employees?
- about 76,000 professional jobs are open in California today, and about 67 at Fender itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
What did Fender file?
A layoff notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FenderTakes effect Dec 14, 2026 | Riverside County | 533 | Closure Temporary | State record |
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Oct 15, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Fender. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.