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Florida jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

Florida’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. 14,602 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 118 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

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Florida economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 11,113,910

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 21,928,881

    people in Florida

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,711

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Florida 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 5.6% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 8.7% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.2%, unchanged from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+164,373 jobs), hotels & food (+58,768 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−28,974 jobs), agriculture (−5,857 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Florida. Each link goes to the publisher.

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Florida layoffs

  • 118

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 10,480

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 48

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Florida, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
GeicoLAKELAND114—State record
Niagara BottlingOCALA57—State record
EndeavorsMULTIPLE LOCATIONS68—State record
AmeriHealth CaritasORLANDO61—State record
Dillard’s, Inc.BOYNTON BEACH22—State record
Aetos Systems, Inc. Space Commerce WayMERRITT ISLAND126—State record
Behlen Building SystemsSARASOTA55—State record
The Mosaic CompanyFORT MEADE199—State record
Builders FirstSourceJACKSONVILLE82—State record
TH Opco LLC d/b/a Terrace of HialeahHIALEAH175—State record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in Florida

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. State of Florida445 open roles
  2. University Of Miami273 open roles
  3. L3HARRIS Technologies246 open roles
  4. Confidential135 open roles
  5. Harris Health Strategic Fund118 open roles
  6. Royal Caribbean Cruises107 open roles
  7. UF Health98 open roles
  8. Baptist Health South Florida91 open roles
  9. Princess Cruises / Holland America Line87 open roles
  10. SpaceX86 open roles
  11. Carnival80 open roles
  12. Arthrex77 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Florida

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

Higher education in Florida

  • 85

    public and private non-profit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 936,500

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in Florida

Largest colleges in Florida
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonPublic 4-year20,000+
Florida International UniversityMiamiPublic 4-year20,000+
Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonvillePublic 4-year20,000+
Florida State UniversityTallahasseePublic 4-year20,000+
Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort LauderdalePrivate non-profit 4-year20,000+
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdalePrivate non-profit 4-year20,000+
St Petersburg CollegeSt. PetersburgPublic 4-year20,000+
University of Central FloridaOrlandoPublic 4-year20,000+
University of FloridaGainesvillePublic 4-year20,000+
University of South FloridaTampaPublic 4-year20,000+
Daytona State CollegeDaytona BeachPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbournePublic 4-year10,000–19,999

All 85 Florida colleges

Workforce development and job centers

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

97 American Job Centers in Florida

Job fairs and business events in Florida

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Florida.

Conferences in Florida

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Florida, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 194 with dates announced.

  • ACR Convergence

    Nov 6 to Nov 11, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo (FBCE)

    Nov 8 to Nov 11, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $4,500 to $5,450. Early bird $4,500 through Jan 31; regular $5,450 (a search snippet also showed $5,950).

  • Adobe MAX

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · Miami Beach, FL

    Free expo floor; session passes $1,295 to $1,995. Full pass $1,995 regular (was $1,595 early bird); $399 student pass; online…

  • AAPM&R Annual Assembly

    Nov 11 to Nov 14, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • LCDA Annual Board Leaders Convening

    Nov 11 to Nov 13, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    By invitation only. Invitation only; the page shows a member registration portal and no public price.

  • FHCA Annual Conference & Trade Show

    Nov 12, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. 2026 edition ran through July 30 in Orlando; 2027 dates not posted. Nurse Leadership Program June 2-4, 2027 (call…

  • TCI EXPO

    Nov 12 to Nov 14, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Ticket $330 to $805. Trade Show Only $35-$60 member / $50-$75 non-member (rising by tier, onsite $60/$75). Onsite Education…

  • IAAPA Expo

    Nov 16 to Nov 20, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $219 to $539. Show-floor pass: member $219 advance/$319 onsite; nonmember $379/$539. Education upgrade $449 nonmember.…

  • BlackLine BeyondTheBlack

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Price not published in what was readable; registration on the BlackLine event site.

  • OLC Accelerate

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • NDAA Homicide Conference

    Nov 17 to Nov 19, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Ticket $855 to $995. Member $855, non-member $995

  • The Phocuswright Conference

    Nov 17 to Nov 19, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Ticket $2,299 to $3,999. Standard $3,999 after Oct 30 price increase ($4,199 listed beforehand cross-out); Young Leaders $3,099;…

  • I/ITSEC

    Nov 30 to Dec 3, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $350 to $925. Industry $775 (NTSA/NDIA member) to $925 late non-member; US gov non-DoD civilians $350; .gov/.mil email…

  • Fierce Health Payer Summit

    Nov 30 to Dec 2, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Free expo, paid sessions. Advance rates up to $300 off through Nov 2; paid passes for providers and vendors, price not shown.

  • FSBA/FADSS Annual Joint Conference

    Dec 1 to Dec 4, 2026 · Tampa, FL

    Ticket $375 to $829. Conference Dec 2-4: member $375 (daily $195), non-member $799; onsite adds a $30 late fee. Academies Dec 1…

  • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition

    Dec 6 to Dec 9, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $375 to $1,415. Advance rate through Nov 6 (member full $915, non-member $1,315); regular from Nov 7 ($1,015 / $1,415).…

    Open call for speakers

  • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition

    Dec 6 to Dec 9, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Early bird ended Sept 25; advance registration ends Nov 6.

  • International Maintenance Conference (IMC)

    Dec 7 to Dec 10, 2026 · Marco Island, FL

    Paid ticket. Prices not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • Florida Hospital Association Annual Meeting

    Dec 9 to Dec 10, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration price not shown on the main page; see events.fha.org registration.

  • Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

    Dec 11, 2026 · Miami, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • PCMA Convening Leaders

    Jan 10 to Jan 13, 2027 · Miami Beach, FL

    Ticket $1,349 to $2,095. Organizer/Strategist & Marketer: member $1,349 advance (to Nov 19), $1,499 regular, $1,649 onsite;…

  • AIAA SciTech Forum

    Jan 11 to Jan 15, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $1,099 to $1,599. Full conference: early member $1,099, standard member $1,299, early non-member $1,399, standard…

    Open call for speakers

  • Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

    Jan 11 to Jan 15, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $1,200 to $1,250. Early registration $1,200 by Sept 30, 2026; $1,250 after. In person or virtual.

  • SpaceCom

    Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Conference dates posted as Jan 11-14 or Jan 13-14; expo Jan 12-14.

Showing 24 of 236 conferences, 194 with dates announced.

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Florida counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

Show all 67

Florida cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Show all 222

Laid off or looking for work in Florida?

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See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; 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. Florida unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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