Okeechobee, FL jobs, layoffs and employers

5 open professional jobs in Okeechobee. Okeechobee is in Okeechobee County.

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Jobs in Okeechobee

Assistant General ManagerVerano Holdings
General ManagerChipotle Mexican Grill
Financial Advisor - PNC Wealth ManagementPNC Financial Services Group
District ManagerEmpire Petroleum
Food & Beverage ManagerWawa

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Employers hiring most in Okeechobee

Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
Empire Petroleum1 open role
PNC Financial Services Group1 open role
Verano Holdings1 open role
Wawa1 open role

Okeechobee layoffs

No layoff notices naming Okeechobee 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.

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Okeechobee 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 7.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 7.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.9%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: admin & staffing (+395 jobs)

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Workforce development and job centers

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CareerSource Heartland
De Soto, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee

CareerSource Heartland
Okeechobee · Comprehensive · 863-610-6000
M-F 8-5 (Closed 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch)

Okeechobee County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.9% the month before
16,460
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
40,249
people in Okeechobee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,288
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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