Humboldt County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Humboldt County’s unemployment rate is 5.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Humboldt County economy

5.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
60,296
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
135,418
people in Humboldt County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,135
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Humboldt County ranks

Where Humboldt County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#6Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast9.7 per 10,000 · of 79
#10Fastest-growing job markets in the West Coast+4.4% · of 59

Humboldt 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 3.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.2%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,710 jobs), construction (+358 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−639 jobs), hotels & food (−417 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Humboldt 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.

Humboldt County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Humboldt 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.

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Employers hiring most in Humboldt 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.

Albertsons Companies2 open roles
County of Humboldt2 open roles
Safeway2 open roles
Humboldt Senior Resource Center1 open role
Humsenior1 open role
Pepsico1 open role
Providence Health System-southern California1 open role
Providence Health System-southern California1 open role
Redwood Community Action Agency1 open role
RMW Accounting1 open role

Colleges in Humboldt County

Colleges in Humboldt County
College	City	Type	Students
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Arcata	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Humboldt 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).

Humboldt County Workforce Development Board
Humboldt

EDD WSB Eureka Office
Eureka · Affiliate · 707-441-6530
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Humboldt Workforce Coalition
Eureka · Comprehensive · 707-445-7745
Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5:00p.m. Open during lunch hour
Humboldt Workforce Coalition
Eureka · Comprehensive · 707-445-7745
Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5:00p.m. Open during lunch hour

Cities in Humboldt County

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Sources: 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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