Pinellas County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pinellas County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 550 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Pinellas County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
494,767
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
960,565
people in Pinellas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,293
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Pinellas County ranks

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

November 2026

#14Fastest-growing tech and information job markets+8.2% · of 100
#23Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Southeast27% · of 100

Pinellas County outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,979 jobs), construction (+1,785 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−6,967 jobs), finance & insurance (−3,929 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Pinellas County. Each link goes to the publisher.

How AI is changing construction jobs in Hillsborough CountyFOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN · Oct 7, 2026

Learn and get funded in Pinellas County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Pinellas County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
13
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Pinellas County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 27, 2026	Conduent	TARPON SPRINGS	1	—	State record
Jun 18, 2026	Southeast Home Care 11300 4th Street North Suite	SAINT PETERSBURG	12	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Pinellas 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.

Honeywell Aerospace19 open roles
State of Florida18 open roles
RTX13 open roles
CONMED10 open roles
Enersys Energy Products8 open roles
Hubbell8 open roles
Bank OZK7 open roles
Catalent Pharma Solutions7 open roles
Kin Insurance6 open roles
Knowbe45 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Pinellas County

Eckerd College1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Pinellas County

Colleges in Pinellas County
College	City	Type	Students
St Petersburg College	St. Petersburg	Public 4-year	20,000+
Eckerd College	Saint Petersburg	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Conferences in Pinellas County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Pinellas County. 1 with dates announced.

HCI SPARK HR
May 4 to May 6, 2027 · Clearwater, FL
Paid ticket. Price not read from official site.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pinellas 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 Tampa Bay
Hillsborough, Pinellas

CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas
Clearwater · Comprehensive · 727-524-4344
Monday-Friday 8-5
CareerSource Tampa Bay
Clearwater · Comprehensive · 727-524-4344
Mon 8-5pm
CareerSource Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg · Comprehensive · 727-524-4344
M-F 8am-5pm
CareerSource Tampa Bay
Tarpon Springs · Affiliate · 727-524-4344
Mon 8-5pm, Closed daily 1-2pm for lunch

Cities in Pinellas 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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