Redding, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Redding
- Mobile Industrial Sales Territory ManagerMJ Recruiters
- Territory Manager-ReddingK. Jacobs Executive Search
- Inside Sales Representative (1229)ABC Supply
- Manager Trauma ICUMemorial Hospital Logansport
- Clinical Engineering Manager (California-North State)Memorial Medical Center
- Commercial Loan OfficerPlumas Bank
- Hybrid Clinical Pharmacy Programs ManagerBlue Shield of CA
- Business Banking Relationship Manager 3- VP - Redding, CAU.S. Bank
- Business Banking Relationship Manager 2U.S. Bank
- Senior Transportation Engineer - Hybrid, Highway ProjectsCaltrans
Employers hiring most in Redding
- Forest Service3 open roles
- Maas Energy Works3 open roles
- Sinclair3 open roles
- Merakey2 open roles
- Merakey Pennsylvania2 open roles
- Pacific Gas & Electric2 open roles
- U.S. Bank2 open roles
- ABC Supply1 open role
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Ashton North1 open role
Redding layoffs
No layoff notices naming Redding in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Redding
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Simpson University | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Shasta County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 6.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.2%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,359 jobs), admin & staffing (+459 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−846 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Redding. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Road closures in Chico after crash knocks down power linesKRCR News Channel 7 on MSN · Oct 7, 2026
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Redding. 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).
- Northern Rural Training Employment Workforce Development Board
Butte, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
EDD State of California - Redding
Redding · Affiliate · 530-225-2185
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Smart Workforce Center
Redding · Comprehensive · 530-246-7911
Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 8 am-5 pm, Wed 9 am-5 pm. Closed 12 noon-1 pm.
Shasta County economy
5.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.4% the month before
81,542
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
181,554
people in Shasta County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,931
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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