Escambia County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Escambia County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 198 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Escambia County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
149,306
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
323,275
people in Escambia County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,715
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Escambia County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Escambia 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 Escambia 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.

Baptist Health Care19 open roles
Navy Federal Credit Union16 open roles
State of Florida12 open roles
Danaher10 open roles
Govcio5 open roles
Penair Credit Union5 open roles
Builders FirstSource4 open roles
Covenant Health and Community Services3 open roles
NRL3 open roles
Sinclair3 open roles

Colleges in Escambia County

Colleges in Escambia County
College	City	Type	Students
University of West Florida	Pensacola	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Pensacola State College	Pensacola	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

CareerSource Escarosa
Escambia, Santa Rosa

CareerSource Escarosa
Century · Affiliate
Mon-Thurs; 8am-4pm
CareerSource Escarosa
Pensacola · Comprehensive · 850-607-8700
Mon-Fri Mon-Fri 8 AM – 4 PM

Cities in Escambia County

Pensacola198 jobs
Century

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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.