Barstow, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

6 open professional jobs in Barstow. Barstow is in San Bernardino County.

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Jobs in Barstow

Mechanical (Shop Environment) Management Trainee 2027BNSF Railway
Supply Management Specialist (GS-12)Defense Logistics Agency
Field Service Engineer (FSE)Leidos
SUPERVISORY FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST (GS-11)U.S. Marine Corps

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Employers hiring most in Barstow

BNSF Railway1 open role
Defense Logistics Agency1 open role
Leidos1 open role
U.S. Marine Corps1 open role

Barstow layoffs

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

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San Bernardino County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.5%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+26,572 jobs), private education (+3,324 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−13,876 jobs), transportation & warehousing (−11,072 jobs)

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Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Barstow. Each link goes to the publisher.

SAC Health announces ‘final’ round of 52 layoffsThe San Bernardino Sun · Sep 29, 2026

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San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board
San Bernardino; City: San Bernardino

San Bernardino County economy

5.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.7% the month before
1,029,285
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,187,816
people in San Bernardino County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,184
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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