Manatee County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Manatee County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 101 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Manatee County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
202,370
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
416,020
people in Manatee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,792
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Manatee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Manatee 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 Manatee 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.

Feld Entertainment11 open roles
Universal Health Services8 open roles
Honeywell International5 open roles
Avery Weigh-Tronix2 open roles
Bristol Facilities2 open roles
IMG Academy2 open roles
Jobot2 open roles
LCS2 open roles
MCR Health2 open roles
Oshkosh2 open roles

Colleges in Manatee County

Colleges in Manatee County
College	City	Type	Students
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota	Bradenton	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine	Bradenton	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

CareerSource Suncoast
Manatee, Sarasota

CareerSource Suncoast
Palmetto · Comprehensive · 941-358-4200
Mon-Thursday 8:30-5:00 Friday- by Appointment only

Cities in Manatee County

Bradenton75 jobs
Palmetto14 jobs
Ellenton12 jobs

Other Florida counties

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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.