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Hendry County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hendry County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hendry County economy

  • 5.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.3% the month before

  • 22,577

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 40,798

    people in Hendry County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $53,044

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 24%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hendry County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hendry 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 Hendry 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. ANF Group2 open roles
  2. Hendry County Hospital Authority1 open role
  3. LHC Group1 open role
  4. U.S. Sugar1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource Southwest Florida

    Clewiston · Comprehensive · 863-983-6138

    8am-5pm Monday-Friday

  • CareerSource Southwest Florida

    Clewiston · Comprehensive · 863-983-6138

    8-5 Monday-Friday

  • CareerSource Southwest Florida

    Labelle · Affiliate · 863-675-1412

    8am-5pm Monday-Friday

  • CareerSource Southwest Florida

    Labelle · Affiliate · 863-675-1412

    8-5 M-F

Cities in Hendry County

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Hendry 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.