Long Beach, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Production CoordinatorSpaceX
- AI Prompt EngineerCaci-Iss
- Territory Sales Manager - Western USALabman
- Sales Development Representative - Chains - Los Angeles SoutheastBreakthru Beverage Group
- Executive Director (LGBTQCLB)The LGBTQ Center Long Beach
- Vice President, Risk ManagementAlta Convenience
- Senior Technical Program Manager Satellite ProductionRocket Lab
- Director, Category Management & ProcurementAlta Convenience
- Junior Operations Analyst: AI-Driven Cloud MonitoringmyKaarma
- Director Nursing Perioperative ServicesMemorial Medical Center
Employers hiring most in Long Beach
- Relativity Space227 open roles
- Rocket Lab152 open roles
- Vast95 open roles
- Relativity71 open roles
- Ford Motor41 open roles
- True Anomaly26 open roles
- Long Wall18 open roles
- Vast15 open roles
- Alten Technology USA14 open roles
- Blue Shield of California13 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Long Beach
- Molina Healthcare5,001–20,000 employees
- Rocket Lab1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Long Beach layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
36
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AESTakes effect Jan 6, 2027 | Los Angeles County | 28 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| Blue Shield of CaliforniaTakes effect Oct 20, 2026 | Los Angeles County | 8 | Layoff Permanent | State record |
Colleges in Long Beach
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| California State University-Long Beach | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Conferences in Long Beach
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Long Beach. 8 with dates announced.
- IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX
Nov 6 to Nov 12, 2026 · Long Beach, CA
Ticket About $725. Early-bird full registration $725 for members (deadline Aug 31, 2026); lower student and emerging-professional…
- AACRAO Annual Meeting
Apr 4 to Apr 7, 2027 · Long Beach, CA
Paid ticket. Registration opens early Dec 2026; prices not yet listed.
Open call for speakers
- Points of Light Conference
Jun 28 to Jul 1, 2027 · Long Beach, CA
Paid ticket. Pricing not found; 2026 edition was June 22-25 in Washington.
- A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE)
Jun 28 to Jul 1, 2027 · Long Beach, CA
Paid ticket. Price not seen.
- Forth Roadmap Conference
Sep 7 to Sep 9, 2027 · Long Beach, CA
Paid ticket. 2026 had Standard and NGO/Government rates with group discounts; 2027 prices not yet posted.
- IANA Intermodal EXPO
Sep 13 to Sep 15, 2027 · Long Beach, CA
Paid ticket. Prices not shown; registration page exists.
- embedded world North America
Oct 12 to Oct 14, 2027 · Long Beach, CA
Paid ticket. Prices are on the registration page, not captured.
- WESTEC
Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2027 · Long Beach, CA
Free expo, paid sessions. Prices not captured.
- TPM Conference
Usually March (next dates not announced) · Long Beach, CA
Ticket $2,295 to $3,595. 2025 edition: shipper $2,295-$2,620, non-shipper $2,960-$3,595 depending on registration date; 2027 not…
- PyCon US
Usually May (next dates not announced) · Long Beach, CA
Paid ticket. Registration prices not on the home page; 2026 and 2027 editions are both in Long Beach, 2027 dates not yet…
- SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Long Beach, CA
Ticket $350 to $650. Student rates: early-bird $350 member/$450 non-member; regular $450/$550; late $550/$650. SACNAS says the…
Where Long Beach ranks
Where Long Beach placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates72 / 100 · of 100
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast72 / 100 · of 39
- #3Cities that post pay most often53% · of 100
- #7Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast8 conferences · of 17
- #8Best cities for manufacturing and industrial pay after cost of living$140k · of 35
- #11Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the West Coast1.1% · of 66
Los Angeles 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 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.5%, down 1.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+108,368 jobs), private education (+15,141 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−61,254 jobs), manufacturing (−19,163 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Long Beach. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Overturned big rig spills bales of hay all over 605 Freeway in Cerritos, causing hourslong closureABC7 KABC on MSN · Nov 6, 2026
- As Disney Preps Massive Layoffs, Former CEO Bob Iger Tries to Get Richer from LA LakersThat Park Place · Nov 4, 2026
- Disney Just Axed Hundreds of the Creative Masterminds Behind its Theme ParksYahoo Finance · Oct 31, 2026
- 159 layoffs are from Walt Disney Imagineering in CaliforniaPirates & Princesses on MSN · Oct 30, 2026
- State Filing Reveals Disney Cutting Walt Disney Imagineering Department, Hitting Heart of the ParksInside the Magic · Oct 30, 2026
- Walt Disney Imagineering Layoffs Hit 159 Employees at Glendale HeadquartersWDWMAGIC · Oct 30, 2026
- Disney layoffs hit Imagineering as it budgets $180M for AI hiresPirates & Princesses on MSN · Oct 30, 2026
- Disney’s Layoffs Hit Parks, with Imagineering ImpactedDisney Tourist Blog · Oct 29, 2026
Learn and get funded in Long Beach
- 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 Long Beach. 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).
- City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board
City: Los Angeles
- Foothill Workforce Development Board
Cities: Arcadia, Duarte, Monrovia, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena
- Innovation Network
Cities: Long Beach, Signal Hill
- Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board
Los Angeles
- SELACO WDB Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board
Cities: Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Lakewood, Norwalk
- South Bay Workforce Development Board
Cities: Alondra Park, Carson, Del Aire, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance
- Verdugo Workforce Development Board
Cities: Burbank, Glendale, La Canada Flintridge
LBWIN Adult Career Services Center
Long Beach · Affiliate
Monday -Friday 8:00am -5:00pm
Long Beach Workforce Innovation Network Youth Career Services Center
Long Beach · Affiliate · 562-570-4700
Monday-Thursday 11am-6pm and Fridays 11am-5pm
Los Angeles County economy
4.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.9% the month before
5,031,013
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,848,406
people in Los Angeles County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,760
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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