Modesto, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Modesto

• Payroll SpecialistBBSI
• Outside Sales RepresentativeAlcal Specialty Contracting
• Chief Program OfficerCenter for Human Services
• Staff AccountantAtherton & Associates, LLP. Tax, Assurance & Consulting
• District Sales Manager - Mid-Market HCMPaychex
• Construction Rental Project Coordinator & ManagerIron Core Rentals
• Therapy Supervisor (Internal Only)Mission Healthcare
• Home Health Account ManagerMission Healthcare
• Dental Office ManagerWestern Dental
• Trauma Program Manager - $145K to $205KApex RN

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Employers hiring most in Modesto

1. E. & J. Gallo10 open roles
2. Tenet Healthcare8 open roles
3. Sutter Health6 open roles
4. Encompass Health5 open roles
5. E. & J. Gallo Winery4 open roles
6. Applied Industrial Technologies2 open roles
7. Asian American Arts Alliance2 open roles
8. AVAILABILITY Professional Staffing2 open roles
9. BBSI2 open roles
10. E Tech Group2 open roles

Modesto layoffs

• 4

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 232

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 2

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Stanislaus 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 down 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 6.6%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,916 jobs), professional & technical (+341 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: hotels & food (−1,109 jobs), admin & staffing (−1,077 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• Closures, crashes and temple opening lead Modesto-area top news. Here's what to knowModesto Bee · Oct 16, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

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

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• Stanislaus County Workforce Development Board

  Stanislaus

• Modesto American Job Center of California / EDD Workforce Services Branch (WSB) & Stanislaus County Workforce Development

  Modesto · Comprehensive

  Modesto AJCC - Monday - Friday 8am-5:00pm; Partner - StanWorkforce - Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

Stanislaus County economy

• 6.6%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  6.8% the month before

• 255,342

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 552,250

  people in Stanislaus County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $79,661

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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