Shasta County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meShasta County economy
5.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.4% the month before
81,542
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
181,554
people in Shasta County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,931
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Shasta County ranks
Where Shasta County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Fastest-growing job markets in the West Coast+6.0% · of 59
Shasta 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 6.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.2%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,359 jobs), admin & staffing (+459 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−846 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Shasta 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
Learn and get funded in Shasta 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.
Shasta County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Shasta 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 Shasta 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.
- Forest Service3 open roles
- Maas Energy Works3 open roles
- Sinclair3 open roles
- Merakey2 open roles
- Merakey Pennsylvania2 open roles
- Pacific Gas & Electric2 open roles
- U.S. Bank2 open roles
- ABC Supply1 open role
- Agupdate1 open role
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
Colleges in Shasta County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School | Redding | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Simpson University | Redding | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Shasta 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
EDD State of California - Redding
Redding · Affiliate · 530-225-2185
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Smart Workforce Center
Redding · Comprehensive · 530-246-7911
Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 8 am-5 pm, Wed 9 am-5 pm. Closed 12 noon-1 pm.
Cities in Shasta County
Other California counties
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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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