Del Norte County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meDel Norte County economy
6.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.2% the month before
9,403
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
27,293
people in Del Norte County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,780
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Del Norte 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 4.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 4.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 6.0%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
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- Road closures in Chico after crash knocks down power linesKRCR News Channel 7 on MSN · Oct 7, 2026
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Del Norte County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Del Norte County 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Del Norte 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
Smart Workforce Center
Crescent City · Comprehensive · 707-464-8347
Monday -Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch)
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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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