Escambia County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Escambia County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 173 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Escambia County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
149,985
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
323,275
people in Escambia County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,715
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Escambia 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.7%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+795 jobs), finance & insurance (+607 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−649 jobs)

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Escambia County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Escambia 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 Escambia 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.

Baptist Health Care14 open roles
Danaher9 open roles
State of Florida9 open roles
Ascension Seton6 open roles
Penair Credit Union6 open roles
Govcio5 open roles
Builders FirstSource4 open roles
Navy Federal Credit Union4 open roles
Apex Systems3 open roles
Levin Papantonio3 open roles

Colleges in Escambia County

Colleges in Escambia County
College	City	Type	Students
University of West Florida	Pensacola	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Pensacola State College	Pensacola	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Escambia 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 Escarosa
Escambia, Santa Rosa

CareerSource Escarosa
Century · Affiliate
Mon-Thurs; 8am-4pm
CareerSource Escarosa
Pensacola · Comprehensive · 850-607-8700
Mon-Fri Mon-Fri 8 AM – 4 PM

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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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