Petaluma, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Vice President & Product Line GMAeroVironment
- Chief Engineer, ProductionAeroVironment
- Senior Vice President of Medical ServicesConfidential
- 2027 Staff AccountantNovogradac
- Senior Radiology TechnologistProvidence Health System-southern California
- Senior Radiology Technologist - Radiology DiagnosticProvidence Health System-southern California
- Clinical Program Manager (Stroke Coordinator) Part Time DaysProvidence Hall
- Marketing CoordinatorStraus Family Creamery
- IT Systems AdministratorinMy Jet
- Director, RN, SurgeryAdventist Health
Employers hiring most in Petaluma
- AeroVironment3 open roles
- Cintas3 open roles
- Providence Health System-southern California2 open roles
- Solairus2 open roles
- AccentCare1 open role
- Adventist Health1 open role
- BBSI1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- DICK'S Sporting Goods1 open role
- Fehr & Peers1 open role
Petaluma layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
41
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raley'sTakes effect Dec 10, 2026 | Sonoma County | 40 | Closure Permanent | State record | |
| Yerba Mate Co., LLC - PetalumaTakes effect Sep 1, 2026 | Sonoma County | 1 | Layoff Permanent | State record |
Sonoma 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,809 jobs), other services (+825 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−4,038 jobs), wholesale (−1,392 jobs)
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Sonoma County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
247,201
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
485,642
people in Sonoma County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$102,840
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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