Clay County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Clay County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 18 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Clay County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
113,386
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
223,436
people in Clay County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,094
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Clay 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 7.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 9.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.5%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,331 jobs), finance & insurance (+420 jobs)

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Clay County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
2
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

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

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Clay 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.

Davita2 open roles
At Home1 open role
AT&T1 open role
Baker Distributing1 open role
Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
FastTrack Staffing1 open role
Humana Government Business1 open role
Learning Care Group1 open role
Nextera Energy1 open role
QXO1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Clay 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
Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns

CareerSource Northeast Florida
Orange Park · Comprehensive · 904-213-3888
8-5 Mon-Fri(8:30-4:30 Open to Public)

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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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