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Jacksonville, FL jobs, layoffs and employers

1,008 open professional jobs in Jacksonville. Employers filed 7 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Jacksonville is in Duval County.

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Jobs in Jacksonville

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Employers hiring most in Jacksonville

  1. Confidential101 open roles
  2. Intercontinental Exchange30 open roles
  3. The Haskell Company26 open roles
  4. UF Health26 open roles
  5. State of Florida15 open roles
  6. Mayo Clinic13 open roles
  7. University of North Florida12 open roles
  8. Bank of America11 open roles
  9. GuideWell10 open roles
  10. Industrial Electric Mfg.10 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Jacksonville

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Jacksonville layoffs

  • 7

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 324

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 7

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Jacksonville, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Builders FirstSourceJACKSONVILLE82—State record
ConduentJACKSONVILLE1—State record
Enkei America, Inc.JACKSONVILLE62—State record
Southeast Home CareJACKSONVILLE10—State record
Pitney Bowes Inc.JACKSONVILLE68—State record
Sanitas Medical CentersJACKSONVILLE1—State record
MitteraJACKSONVILLE100—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Jacksonville

Colleges in Jacksonville
CollegeTypeStudents
Florida State College at JacksonvillePublic 4-year20,000+
University of North FloridaPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Edward Waters UniversityPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Jacksonville UniversityPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Trinity Baptist CollegePrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Jacksonville

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Jacksonville.

Conferences in Jacksonville

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Jacksonville. 1 with dates announced.

  • NAFCC Annual Conference

    Jul 15 to Jul 17, 2027 · Jacksonville, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • NOHS National Conference

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Jacksonville, FL

    Ticket $375 to $695. In-person full conference: NOHS member $375 early bird, $475 regular, $575 late; non-member professional…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Apr 30, 2026

  • QM Connect

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Jacksonville, FL

    Paid ticket. Fee page: qualitymatters.org registration fees FAQ; amounts not read.

    Open call for speakers

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Where Jacksonville ranks

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

November 2026

Duval 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 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 6.5% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.5%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+10,967 jobs), construction (+2,852 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−6,271 jobs), finance & insurance (−3,857 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Jacksonville

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource Northeast Florida

    Jacksonville · Comprehensive · 904-924-1710

    Mon-Fri 8-5 (8:30-4:30 Open to Public)

  • CareerSource Northeast Florida

    Jacksonville · Comprehensive · 904-997-3100

    8-5 Mon-Fri(8:30-4:30 Open to Public)

Duval County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 519,425

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,007,189

    people in Duval County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $68,447

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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See your options after a layoff

Sources: 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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