Stanford, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Stanford

• Stanford AITC Executive DirectorStanford
• Vice President for Alumni Affairs and PresidentConfidential
• Executive Director, Stanford University Metabolic Center (Hybrid Opportunity)Stanford University
• Chief Marketing OfficerStanford University
• Chief Information OfficerStanford University
• Chief Communications OfficerStanford University
• Administrative Associate, Board of TrusteesStanford University
• Associate Dean and Director, Native American Cultural CenterStanford University
• Assistant Dean of Faculty AffairsStanford University
• Assistant Dean, Academic AdministrationStanford University

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Employers hiring most in Stanford

1. Stanford University125 open roles
2. Stanford3 open roles
3. Confidential2 open roles
4. Hoover Institution - Stanford University1 open role
5. Inside Higher Ed1 open role
6. Symmetrio1 open role

Stanford layoffs

No layoff notices naming Stanford 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.

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Colleges in Stanford

Conferences in Stanford

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Stanford. 3 with dates announced.

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Santa Clara 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 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: management of companies (+44,625 jobs), health care (+21,468 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−50,224 jobs), professional & technical (−12,753 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• California grocery store closing after 57-year runNew York Post on MSN · Oct 29, 2026
• eBay to Cut 1,000 Jobs in Second Round of 2026 LayoffsSTL.News · Oct 21, 2026
• Aria Networks plans to triple workforce with Sunnyvale moveThe Business Journals · Oct 16, 2026

Learn and get funded in Stanford

• 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 Stanford. 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).

• NOVA Workforce Development Board

  San Mateo; Cities: Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale

• work2future - Silicon Valley Workforce Development Board

  Santa Clara; Cities: San Jose, Stanford

Santa Clara County economy

• 4.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.5% the month before

• 1,040,676

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 1,903,297

  people in Santa Clara County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $159,674

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 59%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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