Palatka, FL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Engineer III, IV, or PESt. Johns River Water Management District
- Professional Design EngineerSt. Johns River Water Management District
- Director of Clinical OperationsHaven Hospice
- Professional Design EngineerSt. Johns River Water Management District
- Engineer III, IV, or PESt. Johns River Water Management District
- Supervising Professional EngineerSt. Johns River Water Management District
- Senior Professional EngineerSt. Johns River Water Management District
- ENTRY LEVEL ATTORNEY OR SENIOR ATTORNEY - 60070641State of Florida
- RN / Director Of Clinical Operations - HospiceBrightSpring Health Services
Employers hiring most in Palatka
- St. Johns River Water Management District6 open roles
- BrightSpring Health Services1 open role
- Haven Hospice1 open role
- State of Florida1 open role
Palatka layoffs
No layoff notices naming Palatka 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 Palatka
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Johns River State College | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Putnam 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 8.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.1%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
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- CareerSource Northeast Florida
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Putnam County economy
5.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
30,036
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
74,235
people in Putnam County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$47,256
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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