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Orange County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Orange County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 10 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,482 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Orange County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 822,275

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,440,471

    people in Orange County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $77,011

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Orange County layoffs

  • 10

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 1,929

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 7

    employers

WARN notices filed in Orange County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
AssistRx, LLCORLANDO86—State record
Hancock WhitneyORLANDO52—State record
ConduentAPOPKA1—State record
ConduentORLANDO1—State record
ConduentWINTER PARK1—State record
Southeast Home CareORLANDO21—State record
Rifle, LLCMAITLAND74—State record
Areas USA MCO, LLC (GastroHub-Orlando International Airport) One Airport BlvdORLANDO101—State record
Spirit AirlinesORLANDO796—State record
Spirit AirlinesORLANDO796—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Orange 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. Lockheed Martin84 open roles
  2. Orlando Health40 open roles
  3. Creative Financial Staffing35 open roles
  4. Lockheed Martin Services31 open roles
  5. Diamondresorts20 open roles
  6. CACI International15 open roles
  7. Hilton Worldwide Holdings14 open roles
  8. Orlando Utilities Commission13 open roles
  9. L3HARRIS Technologies11 open roles
  10. State of Florida11 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Orange County

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

Colleges in Orange County

Colleges in Orange County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Central FloridaOrlandoPublic 4-year20,000+
Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlandoPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
AdventHealth UniversityOrlandoPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Rollins CollegeWinter ParkPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-OrlandoOrlandoPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Orange County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Orange County. 90 with dates announced.

  • IACP Annual Conference and Exposition

    Oct 24 to Oct 27, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $500 to $700. Early rates seen via search: $500 member, $700 non-member (deadline passed Sept 9, 2026). Open to IACP…

  • NSCP National Conference

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress; pricing not read.

  • Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo

    Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $4,550 to $5,475. Standard $5,475; public sector $4,550; one free registration per four paid.

  • Connected Claims USA

    Nov 3 to Nov 4, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Standard pass price not read.

  • Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo (FBCE)

    Nov 8 to Nov 11, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $4,500 to $5,450. Early bird $4,500 through Jan 31; regular $5,450 (a search snippet also showed $5,950).

  • LCDA Annual Board Leaders Convening

    Nov 11 to Nov 13, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    By invitation only. Invitation only; the page shows a member registration portal and no public price.

  • IAAPA Expo

    Nov 16 to Nov 20, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $219 to $539. Show-floor pass: member $219 advance/$319 onsite; nonmember $379/$539. Education upgrade $449 nonmember.…

  • BlackLine BeyondTheBlack

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Price not published in what was readable; registration on the BlackLine event site.

  • OLC Accelerate

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Fierce Health Payer Summit

    Nov 30 to Dec 2, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Free expo, paid sessions. Advance rates up to $300 off through Nov 2; paid passes for providers and vendors, price not shown.

  • I/ITSEC

    Nov 30 to Dec 3, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $350 to $925. Industry $775 (NTSA/NDIA member) to $925 late non-member; US gov non-DoD civilians $350; .gov/.mil email…

  • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition

    Dec 6 to Dec 9, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Early bird ended Sept 25; advance registration ends Nov 6.

Showing 12 of 103 conferences, 90 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Career Source Central Florida

    Ocoee · Comprehensive · 800-757-4598

    Monday-Friday 8-5

  • CareerSource Central Florida

    Orlando · Comprehensive · 800-757-4598

    Monday-Thursday 8-5

Cities in Orange County

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Orange County?

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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.