Yuba County had an average of 20,622 payroll jobs a month in January–March 2026, public and private, −52 (−0.3%) from a year earlier. Of those, 12,104 were private-sector jobs, −89 (−0.7%). Over the same year, private payroll jobs changed +0.9% in California and +0.3% nationally.
Biggest changes
Left out of the ranking until checked: one private industry above the size floor whose weekly pay moved 15% or more in a year; the notes name it. Among private industries with at least 100 jobs this quarter, these gained or lost the most jobs over the year, ranked by the number of jobs:
| Industry | Jobs | Change | % change | Same industry statewide, % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty trade contractors (electricians, plumbers, roofers) | 768 | +93 | +13.8% | −1.8% |
| General merchandise stores (department stores and warehouse clubs) | 834 | +65 | +8.5% | −0.5% |
| Crop production (farms growing crops) | 280 | −64 | −18.6% | +1.3% |
| Social assistance (child care, family services, food banks) | 1,357 | +57 | +4.4% | +8.7% |
| Wood products manufacturing (sawmills, plywood and other wood products) | 214 | −50 | −18.9% | −2.7% |
| Ambulatory health care (doctors' offices, clinics, home health) | 704 | −30 | −4.1% | +2.9% |
| Farm and forestry support (contract crews and services for farms, ranches and forests) | 150 | +29 | +24.0% | +4.5% |
| Gas stations and fuel dealers | 207 | +29 | +16.3% | −1.5% |
Changes in direction and pace
- General merchandise stores (department stores and warehouse clubs): 3 years in a row of gains in the first quarter.
- Sporting goods, hobby, book and other stores: 3 years in a row of gains in the first quarter.
- Social assistance (child care, family services, food banks): 3 years in a row of gains in the first quarter.
- Restaurants and bars: 3 years in a row of losses in the first quarter.
Notes
- Left out of the ranking, since average weekly pay changed by 15% or more in a year: amusement, gambling and recreation (casinos, gyms, golf courses).
How we calculated this
Changes compare a period with the same period a year earlier.Show the formula
change = value(this period) − value(same period last year); % change = change ÷ value(same period last year) × 100
County figures are shown next to California and the United States for the same period.Show the formula
the same measure for California and the United States in the same period; where a change is shown for them, the same change formula
A streak counts consecutive years of change in the same direction for the same quarter, in years the industry met the ranking's size floor.Show the formula
streak = number of consecutive years, ending this year, whose change from the year before has the same sign (no change ends a streak); jobs must meet the ranking's size floor in every year of it, the base year included.
An industry whose weekly pay moves 15% or more in a year is left out of rankings until checked; one whose pay moves 50% or more while its jobs move 30% or more is treated as a possible reclassification.Show the formula
Review when |weekly pay % change| ≥ 15. Possible reclassification when |weekly pay % change| ≥ 50 and |jobs % change| ≥ 30.
Industries are ranked by job change only if they had at least 100 jobs in the quarter shown.Show the formula
Size floor for job rankings = 100
A run of 3 or more years moving the same way, compared quarter to same quarter, is called out.Show the formula
Streaks called out = 3
These figures cover payroll jobs reported to the state's unemployment insurance program. Self-employed workers, most religious organizations and uniformed military are not included. The state does not publish figures that would identify an employer, so some industries are missing from the tables.
Source: California EDD, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, data released 2026-10-01.
