Columbia County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Columbia County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Columbia County economy

5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.0% the month before
27,721
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
70,755
people in Columbia County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,070
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Columbia County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Columbia 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

Colleges in Columbia County

Colleges in Columbia County
College	City	Type	Students
Florida Gateway College	Lake City	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

CareerSource North Central Florida
Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Union

CareerSource North Central Florida
Lake City · Comprehensive · 386-243-6647
Monday- Friday 8:00-5:00

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Columbia County?

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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.