Martinez, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Martinez

• Chief Operating OfficerRokos Group
• Quality AnalystVolt
• Plant Director: Safety, Reliability & GrowthEcovyst Catalyst Technologies
• Senior Executive Assistant to County AdministratorContra Costa County
• Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
• Service Operations SupervisorRivian Automotive
• Civil Structural Engineer (PE)iLocatum Recruiting
• Project Manager (Tapestry)Triune Infomatics
• Supervisory Program Analyst (GS-9/11)Veterans Health Administration
• Front End Entry LevelSafeway

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Employers hiring most in Martinez

1. Emcor2 open roles
2. Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
3. Worley Group2 open roles
4. Albertsons Companies1 open role
5. Contra Costa County1 open role
6. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies1 open role
7. iLocatum Recruiting1 open role
8. Rivian Automotive1 open role
9. Rokos Group1 open role
10. Safeway1 open role

Martinez layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 64

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

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 Martinez. 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 Martinez

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• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
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• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Martinez. 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

• Martinez Adult Education

  Martinez · Affiliate · 925-335-5890

  Monday - Thursday 8:30am-8:00pm Friday 8:30am-Noon

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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