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Alachua County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alachua County’s unemployment rate is 5.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 163 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Alachua County economy

  • 5.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 139,681

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 281,751

    people in Alachua County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $59,659

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 50%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Alachua County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 1

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Alachua County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
ConduentGAINESVILLE1—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Alachua 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.

  1. UF Health44 open roles
  2. State of Florida11 open roles
  3. GPAC8 open roles
  4. University of Florida8 open roles
  5. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers3 open roles
  6. Sandvik3 open roles
  7. Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
  8. A+ Air Conditioning and Refrigeration2 open roles
  9. Aston Carter2 open roles
  10. Gainesville Regional Utilities2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Alachua County

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

Colleges in Alachua County

Colleges in Alachua County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of FloridaGainesvillePublic 4-year20,000+
University of Florida-OnlineGainesvillePublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Academy for Five Element AcupunctureGainesvillePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Alachua County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Alachua County. 2 with dates announced.

  • UF Law E-Discovery Conference

    Feb 10 to Feb 11, 2027 · Gainesville, FL

    Free expo, paid sessions. Virtual attendance is free; in-person price is on a separate registration page.

  • LPRC IMPACT Conference

    Mar 9 to Mar 11, 2027 · Gainesville, FL

    Free expo, paid sessions. Early bird closes 10/30; amounts not shown. Retailers register by one route, non-retailers by emailing…

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource North Central Florida

    Gainesville · Comprehensive · 352-955-2245

    8:00-5:00 Mon-Wed and Fri Thur.- 10:00-5:00

Cities in Alachua County

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Alachua County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Florida’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.