Martin County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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Show me jobs near meMartin County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
70,927
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
160,464
people in Martin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,701
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Martin 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 7.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.6%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+1,441 jobs), health care (+1,270 jobs)
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Martin County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Martin 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.
Employers hiring most in Martin 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.
- Pursuit Aerospace4 open roles
- Gannett Fleming2 open roles
- Gannett Fleming TranSystems2 open roles
- Invited2 open roles
- PlainsCapital Bank2 open roles
- Aeroturbineinc1 open role
- Association of Fundraising Professionals1 open role
- BankUnited1 open role
- Blue Coral Staffing1 open role
- Boys & Girls Club of Martin County1 open role
Colleges in Martin County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobe Sound Bible College | Hobe Sound | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Martin 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
Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie
CareerSource Research Coast
Stuart · Affiliate
Cities in Martin County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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