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Sarasota County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sarasota County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 223 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Sarasota County economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.6% the month before

  • 201,259

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 449,011

    people in Sarasota County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $80,633

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sarasota County layoffs

  • 3

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 137

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 3

    employers

WARN notices filed in Sarasota County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Behlen Building Systems - Behlen Mfg., Co.SARASOTA55—State record
Freight Handlers, LLC (FHI)SARASOTA17—State record
ACL RoofingENGLEWOOD65—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Sarasota 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. Slidell Memorial Hospital9 open roles
  2. CACI International7 open roles
  3. EoS Fitness7 open roles
  4. Sarasota Memorial Health Care System6 open roles
  5. Global Ordnance5 open roles
  6. State of Florida5 open roles
  7. Atwell4 open roles
  8. Caci International4 open roles
  9. Heico4 open roles
  10. Brookdale Senior Living3 open roles

Colleges in Sarasota County

Colleges in Sarasota County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasotaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
New College of FloridaSarasotaPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource Suncoast

    Sarasota · Comprehensive · 941-358-4200

    8:30-5:00 Mon-Fri

Cities in Sarasota County

Other Florida counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Sarasota 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.