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Baker County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Baker County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Baker County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 12,160

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 28,186

    people in Baker County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $70,833

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Baker 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 down 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 5.8% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.5%, unchanged from a year ago

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Baker County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Baker County 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Baker 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.

  1. Walgreens1 open role
  2. Walmart1 open role

Job fairs and business events in Baker County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Baker County.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Baker 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 Northeast Florida

    Macclenny · Affiliate · 904-259-9309

    8-5 Mon-Fri(8:30-4:30 Open to Public)

Cities in Baker County

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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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