St. Petersburg, FL jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in St. Petersburg
- Entry-Level Financial Software ConsultantGalatea Associates
- Director, Operations-IIISimon Property Group
- Dec 2026 Grads: Sales Development Representative (AAE), TampaVerkada
- AVP Product ManagerBank OZK
- AVP Banking Center Manager (Branch Manager)Bank OZK
- Senior DesignerFloor & Decor
- Senior Project Manager-IndustrialTop Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)
- Senior Scientist, Quality ControlCatalent
- Senior Scientist, Analytical Research & DevelopmentCatalent
- Practice Leader - EnvironmentalLangan
Employers hiring most in St. Petersburg
- General Dynamics OTS21 open roles
- State of Florida11 open roles
- Brown & Brown5 open roles
- Bank OZK4 open roles
- Franklin Templeton4 open roles
- NextPath Career Partners4 open roles
- Orlando Health4 open roles
- Acron Aviation3 open roles
- Butler Recruitment Group3 open roles
- EoS Fitness3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in St. Petersburg
- Eckerd College1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
St. Petersburg layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
12
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Home Care 11300 4th Street North Suite | SAINT PETERSBURG | 12 | — | State record |
Colleges in St. Petersburg
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St Petersburg College | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Eckerd College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Where St. Petersburg ranks
Where St. Petersburg placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Best cities for junior jobs in Florida40% · of 21
- #12Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southeast42% · of 64
- #17Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast19% · of 69
- #19Best cities for junior jobs in the Southeast40% · of 87
Pinellas County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,979 jobs), construction (+1,785 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−6,967 jobs), finance & insurance (−3,929 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in St. Petersburg. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Local shop says Hemp-derived THC rule will force layoffs and store closureBay News 9 · Nov 13, 2026
- How AI is changing construction jobs in Hillsborough CountyFOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN · Oct 7, 2026
Learn and get funded in St. Petersburg
- 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 St. Petersburg. 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).
- CareerSource Tampa Bay
Hillsborough, Pinellas
CareerSource Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg · Comprehensive · 727-524-4344
M-F 8am-5pm
Pinellas County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
494,767
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
960,565
people in Pinellas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,293
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
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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