Pinellas County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pinellas County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 611 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pinellas County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
493,907
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
960,565
people in Pinellas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,293
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pinellas County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
13
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Pinellas County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 27, 2026	Conduent	TARPON SPRINGS	1	—	State record
Jun 18, 2026	Southeast Home Care 11300 4th Street North Suite	SAINT PETERSBURG	12	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Pinellas 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.

Jabil51 open roles
General Dynamics OTS21 open roles
Honeywell Aerospace16 open roles
RTX12 open roles
CONMED10 open roles
Bank OZK9 open roles
NextPath Career Partners9 open roles
State of Florida9 open roles
hellocare.ai8 open roles
Johns Hopkins Medicine8 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Pinellas County

Eckerd College1,001–5,000 employees

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

Colleges in Pinellas County

Colleges in Pinellas County
College	City	Type	Students
St Petersburg College	St. Petersburg	Public 4-year	20,000+
Eckerd College	Saint Petersburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Conferences in Pinellas County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Pinellas County. 1 with dates announced.

HCI SPARK HR
May 4 to May 6, 2027 · Clearwater, FL
Paid ticket. Price not read from official site.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

CareerSource Tampa Bay
Hillsborough, Pinellas

CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas
Clearwater · Comprehensive · 727-524-4344
Monday-Friday 8-5
CareerSource Tampa Bay
Clearwater · Comprehensive · 727-524-4344
Mon 8-5pm
CareerSource Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg · Comprehensive · 727-524-4344
M-F 8am-5pm
CareerSource Tampa Bay
Tarpon Springs · Affiliate · 727-524-4344
Mon 8-5pm, Closed daily 1-2pm for lunch

Cities in Pinellas County

St. Petersburg328 jobs
Clearwater163 jobs
Largo57 jobs
Oldsmar17 jobs
Pinellas Park13 jobs
Palm Harbor10 jobs
Tarpon Springs1 jobs
Seminole6 jobs
Bay Pines5 jobs
Belleair4 jobs

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Pinellas 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.