Bay County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bay County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 81 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Bay County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
95,264
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
181,368
people in Bay County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,188
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bay 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 7.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 17.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+1,492 jobs), health care (+858 jobs)

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Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Bay County layoffs

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

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

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Employers hiring most in Bay 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.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group6 open roles
Air National Guard Units5 open roles
Dewberry5 open roles
State of Florida4 open roles
Ascension Calumet Hospital3 open roles
ATR - Arena Technical Resources3 open roles
Oceaneering International3 open roles
Aecom2 open roles
Air Combat Command2 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bay 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 Gulf Coast
Panama City · Comprehensive · 850-872-4340
8-4:30 CST Mon-Fri

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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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