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Hillsborough County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hillsborough County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 7 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2,204 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hillsborough County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 813,601

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,489,634

    people in Hillsborough County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $75,011

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hillsborough County layoffs

  • 7

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 200

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 5

    employers

WARN notices filed in Hillsborough County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Grunt Style, LLCLUTZ9—State record
Parallel Florida, LLCWIMAUMA157—State record
ConduentRUSKIN1—State record
ConduentTAMPA1—State record
Southeast Home CareTAMPA23—State record
Sanitas Medical CentersTEMPLE TERRACE6—State record
Sanitas Medical CentersTAMPA3—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hillsborough 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. Citigroup50 open roles
  2. DTCC38 open roles
  3. University of South Florida38 open roles
  4. Tampa Electric28 open roles
  5. PwC22 open roles
  6. State of Florida21 open roles
  7. Philip Morris International18 open roles
  8. GPAC17 open roles
  9. Deloitte16 open roles
  10. AEVEX15 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Hillsborough County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Hillsborough County

Colleges in Hillsborough County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of South FloridaTampaPublic 4-year20,000+
The University of TampaTampaPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian CollegeTampaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Florida CollegeTemple TerracePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Herzing University-TampaTampaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Hillsborough County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Hillsborough County.

Conferences in Hillsborough County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Hillsborough County. 10 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource Tampa Bay

    Plant City · Affiliate · 813-930-7400

    Mon-Fri 8-5, Closed 12 PM-1 PM daily

  • CareerSource Tampa Bay

    Ruskin · Affiliate · 813-930-7400

    Mon-Fri 8-5, Closed 12 PM-1 PM daily

  • CareerSource Tampa Bay

    Tampa · Comprehensive · 813-930-7400

    8-5 Mon-Fri Closed 12-1

  • CareerSource Tampa Bay

    Tampa · Comprehensive

    8-5 Mon-Fri

Cities in Hillsborough County

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Laid off or looking for work in Hillsborough 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.