Sutter County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sutter County’s unemployment rate is 7.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Sutter County economy

7.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
7.3% the month before
46,200
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
98,971
people in Sutter County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,450
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sutter 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 0.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 7.1%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+712 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−421 jobs), admin & staffing (−346 jobs)

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Sutter County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Sutter 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 Sutter 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.

Plumas Bank1 open role
Tractor Supply1 open role
VCA Animal Hospitals1 open role
Willits Hospital1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sutter 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).

North Central Counties Consortium Workforce Development Board
Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Yuba

Sutter County One Stop
Yuba City · Comprehensive · 530-822-5120
Monday - Friday 8a.m. - 5p.m.

Cities in Sutter County

Yuba City5 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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