Siskiyou County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSiskiyou County economy
6.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.5% the month before
16,765
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,834
people in Siskiyou County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,499
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Siskiyou County ranks
Where Siskiyou County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the West Coast17.8 per 10,000 · of 79
- #8Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person17.8 per 10,000 · of 100
Siskiyou 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 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 4.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 6.7%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou 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.
Siskiyou County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou 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.
- Arrow ARC3 open roles
- County-of-Siskiyo1 open role
- Pfeiffer Vacuum1 open role
- Pilot Company1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Siskiyou 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
Smart Workforce Center
Yreka · Comprehensive · 530-657-0139
Mon-Thur 9am - 12pm, 1pm-3pm. 3-5 by appointment. Friday by appointment.
Smart Workforce Center
Yreka · Affiliate · 530-657-0139
Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm(Closed 12pm-1pm) 3pm -5pm by appointment,. Friday by appointment only.
Cities in Siskiyou County
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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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