Mojave, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Mojave

• Sr. Engineer, Propulsion TestVirgin Galactic Holdings
• Propulsion Design Engineer II, CombustionVirgin Galactic Holdings
• Senior Engineer, Propulsion TestVirgin Galactic Holdings
• Project ControllerSubsurface Energy Resources
• ISSO/AFSOBAE Systems
• Procurement ManagerPacific Steel Group
• Environmental Health & Safety SpecialistVast
• Propulsion Test EngineerVast
• Test EngineerVast
• Senior Director, Launch SystemsVoyager Space

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Employers hiring most in Mojave

1. Stratolaunch40 open roles
2. Scaled Composites12 open roles
3. Voyager Technologies6 open roles
4. PPG Industries5 open roles
5. Vast3 open roles
6. Virgin Galactic Holdings3 open roles
7. BAE Systems1 open role
8. JetZero1 open role
9. Pacific Steel Group1 open role
10. Subsurface Energy Resources1 open role

Mojave layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 12

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Kern 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 0.5% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 7.9%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,607 jobs), manufacturing (+1,088 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: agriculture (−9,542 jobs), transportation & warehousing (−2,132 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• CSU Bakersfield conference highlights AI skills to prepare students for workforceBakersfield Now on MSN · Oct 29, 2026
• Maya Cinemas' Bakersfield theater files Chapter 11Yahoo Finance · Oct 19, 2026
• Oil-field services company laying off 53 in Bakersfield, leaving CaliforniaYahoo · Oct 5, 2026

Learn and get funded in Mojave

• 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 Mojave. 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).

• Kern/Inyo/Mono Workforce Development Board

  Inyo, Kern, Mono

• American Job Center of California - Mojave

  Mojave · Affiliate · 661-824-7835

  Monday - Friday 8:00a..m.-4:00 p.m.

Kern County economy

• 7.9%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  8.2% the month before

• 417,030

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 910,433

  people in Kern County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $67,660

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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