Palmetto, FL jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Palmetto

• Sr Program Controls SpecialistHoneywell International
• Sr ISC Project Management SpecialistHoneywell International
• Sr Planning Manager / S&OPHoneywell International
• Sr Industrial EngineerHoneywell International
• Purchasing ManagerHoneywell International
• Mechanical Design Lead - LNG & Pressure VesselsHoneywell International
• Materials Management ManagerHoneywell International
• Ready Mix Plant ManagerCRH Public
• Field Service EngineerIllinois Tool Works
• Region Bid Sales ManagerSysco

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Employers hiring most in Palmetto

1. Honeywell International7 open roles
2. CRH Public1 open role
3. Equity Lifestyle Properties1 open role
4. Illinois Tool Works1 open role
5. Sysco1 open role

Palmetto layoffs

No layoff notices naming Palmetto 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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Manatee 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 9.6% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 16.6% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.6%, unchanged from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+2,409 jobs), health care (+2,290 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• How a 50-year Sarasota pet store ended up nearly emptySixers Wire · Oct 29, 2026
• Manatee steel plant to close, 55 job cuts plannedBusiness Observer · Oct 19, 2026
• Nebraska steel manufacturer to close Sarasota facility, lay off employeesThe Business Journals · Oct 19, 2026
• Sarasota recycling facility introduces AI sorting machineBay News 9 · Oct 13, 2026
• Downtown Sarasota restaurant fire prompts earlier-than-planned closingBusiness Observer · Oct 7, 2026

Learn and get funded in Palmetto

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Palmetto. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• CareerSource Suncoast

  Manatee, Sarasota

• CareerSource Suncoast

  Palmetto · Comprehensive · 941-358-4200

  Mon-Thursday 8:30-5:00 Friday- by Appointment only

Manatee County economy

• 4.6%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.6% the month before

• 202,610

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 416,020

  people in Manatee County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $75,792

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 39%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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