Lake County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lake County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 42 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lake County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
198,233
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
398,696
people in Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,956
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lake County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
26
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Lake County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 27, 2026	Conduent	CLERMONT	1	—	State record
Jun 8, 2026	Sanitas Medical Centers	CLERMONT	25	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lake 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.

LCS4 open roles
Rolling Green Village4 open roles
UF Health3 open roles
Acrisure2 open roles
Encompass Health2 open roles
Loudoun County Government2 open roles
Recovery Centers of America2 open roles
State of Florida2 open roles
Arc Hospice & Palliative Care1 open role
Aya Healthcare1 open role

Colleges in Lake County

Colleges in Lake County
College	City	Type	Students
Beacon College	Leesburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Lake County

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

Career workshopOct 28, 2026
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Hiring eventNov 10, 2026 · Orlando, FL
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Workforce development and job centers

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

CareerSource Central Florida
Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter

CareerSource Central Florida
Leesburg · Comprehensive · 800-757-4598
Mon- Thurs 8am-5pm

Cities in Lake County

Leesburg24 jobs
Clermont11 jobs
Mount Dora3 jobs

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Lake 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.