Trinity County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Trinity County’s unemployment rate is 5.4%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Trinity County economy

5.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.4% the month before
5,644
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
15,886
people in Trinity County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,498
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Trinity 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 up 6.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.4%, unchanged from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Trinity 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

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Trinity County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Trinity 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 Trinity 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.

CalHR1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Trinity 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
Weaverville · Affiliate · 530-623-5538
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur 9am-12pm, 1pm-3pm. 3pm-5pm by appointment. Friday by appointment

Cities in Trinity County

Weaverville1 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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