Gilchrist County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Gilchrist County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Gilchrist County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
8,013
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,494
people in Gilchrist County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,070
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Gilchrist County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Gilchrist 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

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Laid off or looking for work in Gilchrist County?

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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.