Yolo County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Yolo County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 38 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Yolo County economy

5.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.6% the month before
112,553
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
217,782
people in Yolo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,818
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Yolo County ranks

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

November 2026

#14Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the West Coast47% · of 86

Yolo 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 2.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.5%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,878 jobs), arts & recreation (+315 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−1,646 jobs), manufacturing (−969 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Yolo 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.

Yolo County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
160
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Yolo County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 24, 2026	BFG Supply Co., LLCTakes effect Oct 25, 2026	Yolo County	2	Layoff Permanent	State record
Jul 13, 2026	AWCS, LLC (Cottonwood Post-Acute RehabTakes effect Sep 11, 2026	Yolo County	158	Closure Temporary	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Yolo 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.

West Yost4 open roles
Blueprint Hires2 open roles
Cyfle2 open roles
DTE Energy2 open roles
Pacific Coast Producers2 open roles
University of California-Davis2 open roles
Albertsons Companies1 open role
Alter Learning1 open role
America's Auto Auction Birmingham1 open role
Care Home Concierge1 open role

Colleges in Yolo County

Colleges in Yolo County
College	City	Type	Students
University of California-Davis	Davis	Public 4-year	20,000+

Conferences in Yolo County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Yolo County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

UC Davis iCAMP Cultivated Meat and Alternative Protein Summit
Usually September (next dates not announced) · Davis, CA
Paid ticket. Price not read.

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Workforce development and job centers

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

Yolo County Workforce Development Board dba the Workforce Innovation Board (WIB)
Yolo

YoloWorks! Career Center-West Sacramento
West Sacramento · Affiliate · 916-375-6307
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00am-4:00pm
YoloWorks! Career Center- Woodland
Woodland · Comprehensive · 530-661-2641
Monday and Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm

Cities in Yolo 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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