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San Bernardino County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

San Bernardino County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. Employers filed 16 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 630 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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San Bernardino County economy

  • 5.5%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    5.7% the month before

  • 1,029,285

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 2,187,816

    people in San Bernardino County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $82,184

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where San Bernardino County ranks

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

November 2026

San Bernardino 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 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 5.5%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+26,572 jobs), private education (+3,324 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−13,876 jobs), transportation & warehousing (−11,072 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in San Bernardino County. Each link goes to the publisher.

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San Bernardino County layoffs

  • 16

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 821

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 14

    employers

Layoff notices filed in San Bernardino County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Tawa, Inc. dbaTakes effect Nov 15, 2026San Bernardino County49Closure PermanentState record
EveridgeTakes effect Feb 26, 2027San Bernardino County90Closure PermanentState record
Myers Power Products, Inc.Takes effect Dec 15, 2026San Bernardino County206Closure PermanentState record
JacuzziTakes effect Dec 7, 2026San Bernardino County42Closure PermanentState record
SAC HealthTakes effect Sep 28, 2026San Bernardino County42Layoff PermanentState record
SAC HealthTakes effect Sep 28, 2026San Bernardino County9Layoff PermanentState record
Grain Craft, LLCTakes effect Oct 30, 2026San Bernardino County3Closure PermanentState record
BFG Supply Co., LLCTakes effect Oct 25, 2026San Bernardino County37Layoff PermanentState record
Eclipse Advantage, LLCTakes effect Oct 5, 2026San Bernardino County18Layoff PermanentState record
TPE Acquisition, LLC - 5026Takes effect Sep 30, 2026San Bernardino County12Closure PermanentState record
TPE Acquisition, LLC - 5116Takes effect Sep 30, 2026San Bernardino County3Closure PermanentState record
Federal Express CorporationTakes effect Sep 28, 2026San Bernardino County54Closure PermanentState record
Aramark Campus, LLCTakes effect Jul 31, 2026San Bernardino County94Layoff PermanentState record
GXO Logistics Worldwide, LLCTakes effect Sep 18, 2026San Bernardino County46Closure PermanentState record
GEODISTakes effect Sep 3, 2026San Bernardino County81Closure PermanentState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in San Bernardino 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.

  1. Esri186 open roles
  2. Inland Empire Health Plan30 open roles
  3. Amazon24 open roles
  4. TikTok17 open roles
  5. Loma Linda University15 open roles
  6. YQN Transport Service14 open roles
  7. General Atomics13 open roles
  8. Loma Linda University Health11 open roles
  9. U.S. Marine Corps10 open roles
  10. Veterans Health Administration9 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in San Bernardino County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in San Bernardino County

Colleges in San Bernardino County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
California State University-San BernardinoSan BernardinoPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Loma Linda UniversityLoma LindaPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of RedlandsRedlandsPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
California University of Science and MedicineColtonPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Oak Valley CollegeRialtoPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in San Bernardino County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around San Bernardino County.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving San Bernardino 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).

  • West Valley America`s Job Center of California

    Rancho Cucamonga · Comprehensive · 909-941-6500

    Mon - Fri. 8:00a.m -5:00p.m

  • East Valley America`s Job Center of California-

    San Bernardino · Affiliate · 909-382-0440

    Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

  • High Desert America`s Job Center of California

    Victorville · Affiliate

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm(Computer Lab 8:00am-4:30pm)

Cities in San Bernardino 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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