Alachua County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alachua County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 140 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Alachua County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
143,983
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
281,751
people in Alachua County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,659
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Alachua County ranks

Where Alachua County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#22Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Southeast50% · of 100

Alachua County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 3.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.9%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,668 jobs), other services (+321 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,531 jobs), finance & insurance (−328 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Alachua County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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Alachua County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
1
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Alachua County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 27, 2026	Conduent	GAINESVILLE	1	—	State record

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Employers hiring most in Alachua County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

UF Health51 open roles
State of Florida7 open roles
Veterans Health Administration6 open roles
University of Florida4 open roles
University of North Florida4 open roles
Alachua County3 open roles
Cintas3 open roles
Jacobs Management Group3 open roles
Gratz College2 open roles
Learning Care Group2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Alachua County

University of Florida5,001–20,000 employees

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

Colleges in Alachua County

Colleges in Alachua County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Florida	Gainesville	Public 4-year	20,000+
University of Florida-Online	Gainesville	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture	Gainesville	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Alachua County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Alachua County. 4 with dates announced.

Future Advisors Conference
Jan 20 to Jan 21, 2027 · Gainesville, FL
Paid ticket, price not listed
UF Law E-Discovery Conference
Feb 10 to Feb 11, 2027 · Gainesville, FL
Free expo, paid sessions. Virtual attendance is free; in-person price is on a separate registration page.
PURC Annual Conference
Feb 17 to Feb 18, 2027 · Gainesville, FL
Ticket $250 to $300. Early registration $250 through Jan 25, 2027; standard $300; UF faculty, students and staff free with code
LPRC IMPACT Conference
Mar 9 to Mar 11, 2027 · Gainesville, FL
Free expo, paid sessions. Early bird closes 10/30; amounts not shown. Retailers register by one route, non-retailers by emailing…

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alachua County. 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 North Central Florida
Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Union

CareerSource North Central Florida
Gainesville · Comprehensive · 352-955-2245
8:00-5:00 Mon-Wed and Fri Thur.- 10:00-5:00

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Florida’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Florida unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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