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Baker County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Baker County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Baker County economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.6% the month before

  • 12,140

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 28,186

    people in Baker County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $70,833

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Baker County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Baker County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Baker 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. State of Florida3 open roles

Job fairs and business events in Baker County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Baker County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource Northeast Florida

    Macclenny · Affiliate · 904-259-9309

    8-5 Mon-Fri(8:30-4:30 Open to Public)

Cities in Baker County

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Baker 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.