Suwannee County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Suwannee County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Suwannee County economy

  • 5.1%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    5.2% the month before

  • 17,276

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 44,484

    people in Suwannee County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,479

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Suwannee 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 6.5% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 10.6% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 5.1%, down 0.1 points from a year ago

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Suwannee County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Suwannee 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Suwannee 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 North Florida

    Live Oak · Comprehensive · 850-973-9675

    8-5 Monday-Thursday (closed 12:30-1 for lunch) Friday 8-12

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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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