Butte County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meButte County economy
5.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.1% the month before
90,577
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
209,470
people in Butte County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,574
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Butte County ranks
Where Butte County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #20Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast5.6 per 10,000 · of 79
Butte 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 2.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.9%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,316 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−1,113 jobs), manufacturing (−709 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Butte County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Road closures in Chico after crash knocks down power linesKRCR News Channel 7 on MSN · Oct 7, 2026
Learn and get funded in Butte County
- 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.
Butte County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
6
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Street Center for YouthTakes effect Aug 31, 2026 | Butte County | 6 | Closure Permanent | State record |
Employers hiring most in Butte County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Pacific Gas & Electric3 open roles
- Albertsons Companies2 open roles
- Merakey2 open roles
- Safeway2 open roles
- Sinclair2 open roles
- American Lung Association1 open role
- Arc of Butte County1 open role
- BillionToOne1 open role
- Boston Scientific1 open role
- City of Chico1 open role
Colleges in Butte County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Chico | Chico | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Butte County. 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
Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc.
Chico · Comprehensive · 530-961-5125
Monday - -Friday 8:000am - 5:00pm
Nations Finest Office
Chico · Affiliate · 530-809-2831
Monday -Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Alliance for Workforce Development Inc.-Oroville
Oroville · Comprehensive · 530-538-7301
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Butte County
Other California counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from California’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. California unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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