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Pasadena, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

227 open professional jobs in Pasadena. Employers filed 9 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Pasadena is in Los Angeles County.

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Jobs in Pasadena

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Employers hiring most in Pasadena

  1. California Institute Of Technology31 open roles
  2. East West Bank27 open roles
  3. Amazon20 open roles
  4. Rocket Lab10 open roles
  5. Franklin Templeton7 open roles
  6. Kaiser Permanente6 open roles
  7. Parsons6 open roles
  8. East West Bank5 open roles
  9. Sargent & Lundy5 open roles
  10. Misapplied Sciences4 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Pasadena

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Pasadena layoffs

  • 9

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 85

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Pasadena, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
KaiserTakes effect Dec 18, 2026Los Angeles County1Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Dec 18, 2026Los Angeles County1Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Dec 4, 2026Los Angeles County1Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Dec 4, 2026Los Angeles County1Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Nov 20, 2026Los Angeles County20Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Nov 20, 2026Los Angeles County3Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Nov 20, 2026Los Angeles County2Layoff PermanentState record
KaiserTakes effect Nov 20, 2026Los Angeles County1Layoff PermanentState record
The Vons Companies Inc.Takes effect Sep 5, 2026Los Angeles County55Closure PermanentState record

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Pasadena

Colleges in Pasadena
CollegeTypeStudents
University of the PeoplePrivate non-profit 4-year20,000+
Art Center College of DesignPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
California Institute of TechnologyPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Fuller Theological SeminaryPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Pacific Oaks CollegePrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Saybrook UniversityPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Providence Christian CollegePrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Pasadena

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Pasadena. 2 with dates announced.

  • SMPTE Media Technology Summit

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Pasadena, CA

    Paid ticket. Fee not in results.

    Open call for speakers

  • SCaLE (Southern California Linux Expo)

    Apr 1 to Apr 4, 2027 · Pasadena, CA

    Ticket About $80. SCaLE Pass $80 at early-bird pricing (end date not shown); registration site did not state the edition year.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 1, 2026

  • Hackaday Supercon

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Pasadena, CA

    Ticket $150 to $296. Early bird $150, regular $296 plus fees (per Hackaday ticket posts).

    Open call for speakers

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Where Pasadena ranks

Where Pasadena 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)

Local job-market news

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Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Foothill Employment and Training Connection

    Pasadena · Comprehensive · 626-796-5627

    Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 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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