Avon Park, FL jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Avon Park
- ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST III - 42001093State of Florida
Employers hiring most in Avon Park
- State of Florida1 open role
Avon Park layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Avon Park in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Avon Park
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| South Florida State College | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Avon Park. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- CareerSource Heartland
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Highlands County economy
6.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.3% the month before
36,318
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
103,808
people in Highlands County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,581
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Highlands County
- Sebring2 jobs
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Florida’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.