Half Moon Bay, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
- Facilities ManagerThe Big Wave Project
- Front End Entry LevelSafeway
Employers hiring most in Half Moon Bay
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
- The Big Wave Project1 open role
Half Moon Bay layoffs
No layoff notices naming Half Moon Bay 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.
Conferences in Half Moon Bay
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Half Moon Bay. 2 with dates announced.
- Women's Venture Capital Summit
Feb 1 to Feb 3, 2027 · Half Moon Bay, CA
Paid ticket. Feb 1-3, 2027, Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay. Price shown at 'Buy your ticket' checkout; allocators welcome.
- AI Risk Summit
Aug 17 to Aug 18, 2027 · Half Moon Bay, CA
Ticket $1,895 to $2,195. 2026 edition: $2,195 full pass, $1,895 early rate.
San Mateo County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 3.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+6,866 jobs), hotels & food (+3,546 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−18,948 jobs), manufacturing (−4,940 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Half Moon Bay. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Aria Networks plans to triple workforce with Sunnyvale moveThe Business Journals · Oct 16, 2026
Learn and get funded in Half Moon Bay
- 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 Half Moon Bay. 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).
- NOVA Workforce Development Board
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San Mateo County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
410,701
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
745,100
people in San Mateo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$156,000
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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