San Benito County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSan Benito County economy
5.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.9% the month before
35,200
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
66,056
people in San Benito County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$108,289
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
San Benito County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 2.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 8.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.7%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−330 jobs)
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San Benito County layoffs
No layoff notices naming San Benito 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.
Employers hiring most in San Benito 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.
- Ralliant23 open roles
- Amazon3 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Charles River Laboratories International1 open role
- EquipmentShare1 open role
- Gems1 open role
- Global Medical Response1 open role
- Pacific Clinics1 open role
- Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving San Benito 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).
San Benito County AJCC
Hollister · Comprehensive
Monday -Friday 8:00a.m.- 5:00p.m.
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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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