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Indian River County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Indian River County’s unemployment rate is 5.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 25 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Indian River County economy

  • 5.2%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    5.3% the month before

  • 67,299

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 163,856

    people in Indian River County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,049

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Indian River County ranks

Where Indian River County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

Indian River 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 4.3% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 7.7% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 5.2%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,245 jobs), manufacturing (+482 jobs)

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Indian River County layoffs

  • 1

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 1

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

Layoff notices filed in Indian River County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
ConduentSEBASTIAN1—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Indian River 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. Orlando Health3 open roles
  2. PNC Financial Services Group2 open roles
  3. School District of Indian River County2 open roles
  4. Acts Retirement-Life Communities1 open role
  5. American Cancer Society1 open role
  6. Coastal Waste & Recycling1 open role
  7. FirstService Residential1 open role
  8. Indian River State College1 open role
  9. Learning Care Group1 open role
  10. Lyneer Search Group1 open role

Job fairs and business events in Indian River County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Indian River County.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Indian River 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 Research Coast

    Vero Beach · Affiliate · 8664824473

    By Appointment Only

  • CareerSource Research Coast

    Vero Beach · Affiliate

    By Appointment Only

  • CareerSource Research Coast

    Vero Beach · Affiliate

    By appointment only, Monday – Friday 8a – 5p.

  • CareerSource Research Coast - Youth Connections

    Vero Beach · Affiliate

Cities in Indian River 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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