Lakeland, FL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Outside Sales Representative (Salary + Commission)4 Horn Investments
- Remote Director, FP&AIndustrial Electric Manufacturing
- Family Law Legal Assistant & ParalegalMonk Law Group, PLLC
- Entry Level Legal Assistant (Legal Office Administrative Assistant)Thrivas Staffing Agency
- Regional Security ManagerR+L Carriers
- IT Systems DevOps EngineerCologix
- R&D ManagerThe LaSalle Network
- Business Development Representative -Southeast & Southwest Florida (6046)NextPath Career Partners
- Business Development Representative -Northeast Florida (6048)NextPath Career Partners
- Project EngineerGilbane
Employers hiring most in Lakeland
- Amazon3 open roles
- GPAC3 open roles
- Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)3 open roles
- Carpenter Canada2 open roles
- Food Management Search2 open roles
- Human Capital Ventures2 open roles
- Illinois Tool Works2 open roles
- Metrc2 open roles
- NextPath Career Partners2 open roles
- Walmart2 open roles
Lakeland layoffs
7
Layoff notices, last 12 months
321
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geico | LAKELAND | 114 | — | State record | |
| Parallel Florida, LLC | LAKELAND | 54 | — | State record | |
| Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI) | LAKELAND | 38 | — | State record | |
| Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI) | LAKELAND | 38 | — | State record | |
| Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI) | LAKELAND | 38 | — | State record | |
| Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI) | LAKELAND | 37 | — | State record | |
| Stryker Employment Services | LAKELAND | 2 | — | State record |
Colleges in Lakeland
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Southeastern University | Private non-profit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Florida Polytechnic University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Florida Southern College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Polk 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 19.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.2%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,863 jobs), construction (+1,481 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−835 jobs), agriculture (−495 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
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Polk County economy
5.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
364,459
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
760,961
people in Polk County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,644
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
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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