Modoc County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Modoc County’s unemployment rate is 6.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Modoc County economy

6.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.9% the month before
3,091
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,646
people in Modoc County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,648
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Modoc County outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 6.1%, up 0.2 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Modoc 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

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Modoc County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Modoc 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 Modoc 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.

Bureau of Land Management2 open roles
The Staff Pad1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Modoc 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. Modoc
Alturas · Comprehensive
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm Closed 12 noon - 1pm

Cities in Modoc County

Alturas3 jobs

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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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