Bradford County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bradford County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Bradford County economy

5.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.9% the month before
10,582
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
27,888
people in Bradford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,740
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bradford 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 74.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.1%, up 0.2 points from a year ago

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Bradford County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Bradford 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.

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Employers hiring most in Bradford 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.

Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
Wawa1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bradford 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
Starke · Comprehensive · 904-964-8092
Monday- Friday 8:00-5:00

Cities in Bradford County

Starke2 jobs

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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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