Concord, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Concord

• Certified Payroll SpecialistRobert Half
• Territory Manager - East Bay, CAKestra Medical Technologies
• Accounts Payable SpecialistRobert Half
• Accounts Receivable SpecialistRobert Half
• Executive DirectorContra Costa Senior Legal Services
• Laboratory Equipment ManagerElement Fleet Management Corp./ADR
• Jr. BuyerEmcore
• General Manager, 3rd Party Vendor ManagementOntra
• Senior Manager, EngineeringOntra
• Senior People Business PartnerOntra

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Employers hiring most in Concord

1. Joby Aviation13 open roles
2. Ontra6 open roles
3. Robert Half5 open roles
4. Pacific Service Credit Union4 open roles
5. Gilbane3 open roles
6. Jensen Hughes3 open roles
7. Energy Innovation2 open roles
8. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
9. EPIC Insurance Brokers2 open roles
10. Gannett Fleming2 open roles

Concord layoffs

• 6

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 23

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 3

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Contra Costa 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 up 0.7% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.8%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+13,251 jobs), arts & recreation (+1,273 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−2,040 jobs), retail (−1,958 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• 6 things to know in Richmond — Safeway closing bread plant, train meeting and morerichmondside · Oct 30, 2026
• Safeway to close another Bay Area store and Richmond commercial bakerySan Francisco Chronicle on MSN · Oct 22, 2026

Learn and get funded in Concord

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in California? How to file for unemployment in California (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• Richmond Workforce Development Board

  City: Richmond

• Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County

  Contra Costa

• Concord America`s Job Center of California / East Bay Works

  Concord · Comprehensive · 925-671-4500

  M-F 8:30 am-5:00 pm

Contra Costa County economy

• 4.8%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.0% the month before

• 577,458

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 1,161,458

  people in Contra Costa County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $125,727

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 48%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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