Lakeland, FL jobs, layoffs and employers

79 open professional jobs in Lakeland. Employers filed 6 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Lakeland is in Polk County.

Jobs in Lakeland

Human Resources ManagerIllinois Tool Works
R&D ManagerIllinois Tool Works
Entry Level Legal Assistant (Legal Office Administrative Assistant)Thrivas Staffing Agency
Corporate Safety & Security Training, Communications, and Contract ManagerGeico
Upper School Director of STEMLakeland Christian School
Senior Project EngineerFood Management Search
Civil Engineer EITGPAC
Civil Engineer (PE or EIT)GPAC
Vice President of Information SecurityWelldyne
Vice President of Operations - FOI LakelandFlorida Orthopaedic Institute

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Employers hiring most in Lakeland

Human Capital Ventures3 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
Encompass Health2 open roles
Food Management Search2 open roles
Geico2 open roles
GPAC2 open roles
Illinois Tool Works2 open roles
Jobot2 open roles
Monk Law Group, PLLC2 open roles
O'Reilly Auto Parts2 open roles

Lakeland layoffs

6
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
207
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Lakeland, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 21, 2026	Parallel Florida, LLC	LAKELAND	54	—	State record
Jul 20, 2026	Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI)	LAKELAND	38	—	State record
Jul 20, 2026	Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI)	LAKELAND	38	—	State record
Jul 20, 2026	Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI)	LAKELAND	38	—	State record
Jul 20, 2026	Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI)	LAKELAND	37	—	State record
May 7, 2026	Stryker Employment Services	LAKELAND	2	—	State record

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Colleges in Lakeland

Colleges in Lakeland
College	Type	Students
Southeastern University	Private nonprofit 4-year	10,000–19,999
Florida Polytechnic University	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Florida Southern College	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lakeland. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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Polk County economy

5.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
364,197
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
760,961
people in Polk County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,644
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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.