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Leon County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Leon County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 924 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Leon County economy

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 164,251

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 295,335

    people in Leon County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $65,074

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 49%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Leon County layoffs

  • 3

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 10

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

WARN notices filed in Leon County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
ConduentTALLAHASSEE1—State record
Sanitas Medical CentersTALLAHASSEE7—State record
Sanitas Medical CentersTALLAHASSEE2—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Leon 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. State of Florida242 open roles
  2. L3HARRIS Technologies25 open roles
  3. Florida14 open roles
  4. NextEra Energy14 open roles
  5. Amazon6 open roles
  6. GPAC6 open roles
  7. Sedgwick6 open roles
  8. Sedgwick Claims Management Services6 open roles
  9. Graphora5 open roles
  10. Memorial Healthcare System5 open roles

Colleges in Leon County

Colleges in Leon County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Florida State UniversityTallahasseePublic 4-year20,000+
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahasseePublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource Capital Region

    Tallahassee · Comprehensive · 850-922-0023

    8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday

Cities in Leon County

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Leon 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.