Wakulla County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meWakulla County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
18,163
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
34,608
people in Wakulla County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,183
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Wakulla 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 8.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 12.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
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Wakulla County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Wakulla 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 Wakulla 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.
- G.A. Rogers1 open role
- General Dynamics OTS1 open role
- PrideStaff1 open role
- Soliant Health1 open role
- Wawa1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wakulla 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 Capital Region
Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla
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Crawfordville · Comprehensive · 850-926-0980
8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday
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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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