Highlands County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Highlands County’s unemployment rate is 6.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Highlands County economy

6.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.3% the month before
36,318
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
103,808
people in Highlands County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,581
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Highlands County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Highlands 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 Highlands 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.

CareATC1 open role
State of Florida1 open role
Tidal Wave1 open role

Colleges in Highlands County

Colleges in Highlands County
College	City	Type	Students
South Florida State College	Avon Park	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

CareerSource Heartland
De Soto, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee

CareerSource Heartland
Sebring · Comprehensive
8-5 Mon-Fri

Cities in Highlands County

Sebring2 jobs
Avon Park1 jobs

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Highlands 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.