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Huntington Beach, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

124 open professional jobs in Huntington Beach. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Huntington Beach is in Orange County.

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Jobs in Huntington Beach

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Employers hiring most in Huntington Beach

  1. Mach Industries55 open roles
  2. Karman Sd12 open roles
  3. Reyes Holdings6 open roles
  4. 7 Leaves Cafe5 open roles
  5. BJs RESTAURANTS5 open roles
  6. Huntington Beach Union High School District2 open roles
  7. Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries2 open roles
  8. Shimmick2 open roles
  9. TS Conductor2 open roles
  10. Albertsons Companies1 open role

Huntington Beach layoffs

  • 1

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 13

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

Layoff notices filed in Huntington Beach, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
AESTakes effect Jan 6, 2027Orange County13Layoff PermanentState record

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Conferences in Huntington Beach

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Huntington Beach. 1 with dates announced.

  • ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference

    Jun 13 to Jun 18, 2027 · Huntington Beach, CA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Future Proof Festival

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · Huntington Beach, CA

    Paid ticket. Next-edition pricing not posted (waitlist open).

    Open call for speakers

  • TechServe Alliance Executive Summit

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Huntington Beach, CA

    Ticket $2,695 to $3,995. IT & engineering services firm rates: early bird (to Jul 31) member $2,695 / non-member $3,095; advance…

  • SIM National Conference

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Huntington Beach, CA

    By invitation only. Membership-based; pricing not read.

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Where Huntington Beach ranks

Where Huntington Beach placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

Orange 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 1.1% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population down 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+30,241 jobs), arts & recreation (+9,954 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−17,259 jobs), finance & insurance (−9,879 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

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Workforce development and job centers

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

Orange County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 1,615,890

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 3,164,063

    people in Orange County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $113,702

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 46%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: Layoff notices from California’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. California unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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