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Palmdale, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

117 open professional jobs in Palmdale. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Palmdale is in Los Angeles County.

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Employers hiring most in Palmdale

  1. Northrop Grumman26 open roles
  2. Northrop Grumman Systems15 open roles
  3. Sikorsky Aircraft11 open roles
  4. Lockheed Martin Services8 open roles
  5. Lockheed Martin Services7 open roles
  6. Sikorsky Aircraft7 open roles
  7. Lockheed Martin5 open roles
  8. Lockheed Martin4 open roles
  9. Lockheed Martin4 open roles
  10. General Atomics3 open roles

Palmdale layoffs

  • 1

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 63

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

Layoff notices filed in Palmdale, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
JVS SoCalTakes effect Dec 31, 2026Los Angeles County63Layoff PermanentState record

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Where Palmdale ranks

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

November 2026

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)

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Palmdale. 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).

  • Palmdale AJCC-Affiliate to Antelope Valley Comprehensive AJCC

    Palmdale · Affiliate · 661-265-7421

    Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

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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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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