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Bay County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bay County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 33 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Bay County economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 95,375

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 181,368

    people in Bay County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $70,188

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bay 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 Bay County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
ConduentLYNN HAVEN1—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Bay 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 Florida6 open roles
  2. Air National Guard Units5 open roles
  3. Ascension Calumet Hospital3 open roles
  4. Management & Training3 open roles
  5. Aecom2 open roles
  6. Air Combat Command2 open roles
  7. Builders FirstSource2 open roles
  8. Caci International2 open roles
  9. CACI International2 open roles
  10. Control Risks2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource Gulf Coast

    Panama City · Comprehensive · 850-872-4340

    8-4:30 CST Mon-Fri

Cities in Bay County

Other Florida counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Bay 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.