Bradenton, FL jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Bradenton
- Staff AccountantFirst Watch Restaurants
- Vice President, Pricing & Revenue OptimizationTriton Environmental Consultants
- Junior Engineer: Validation & CQ for Pharma ManufacturingMirus Consulting Group
- Senior Home Lending Advisor, Naples, FLJPMorgan Chase
- Weekend Access ManagerTrustbridge
- Director of Clinical Services Home HealthEnhabit Home Health & Hospice
- Outside Sales Rep IBuilders FirstSource
- Financial AdvisorSuncoast Credit Union
- AVP Banking Center Manager (Branch Manager)Bank OZK
- Senior Tax ManagerKforce
Employers hiring most in Bradenton
- Universal Hospital Services6 open roles
- Centerstone4 open roles
- Universal Health Services4 open roles
- American Residential Services2 open roles
- Morgan & Morgan2 open roles
- Oshkosh2 open roles
- State of Florida2 open roles
- Arthur J. Gallagher1 open role
- Atwell1 open role
- Bank OZK1 open role
Bradenton layoffs
No layoff notices naming Bradenton 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.
Colleges in Bradenton
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Manatee County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 9.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 16.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.6%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+2,409 jobs), health care (+2,290 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Bradenton. Each link goes to the publisher.
- How a 50-year Sarasota pet store ended up nearly emptySixers Wire · Oct 29, 2026
- Manatee steel plant to close, 55 job cuts plannedBusiness Observer · Oct 19, 2026
- Nebraska steel manufacturer to close Sarasota facility, lay off employeesThe Business Journals · Oct 19, 2026
- Sarasota recycling facility introduces AI sorting machineBay News 9 · Oct 13, 2026
- Downtown Sarasota restaurant fire prompts earlier-than-planned closingBusiness Observer · Oct 7, 2026
Learn and get funded in Bradenton
- 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bradenton. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Florida? How to file for unemployment in Florida (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
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Manatee, Sarasota
Manatee County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
202,610
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
416,020
people in Manatee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,792
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Florida’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Florida unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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