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Suwannee County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Suwannee County’s unemployment rate is 5.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Suwannee County economy

  • 5.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.3% the month before

  • 17,215

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 44,484

    people in Suwannee County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,479

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Suwannee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Suwannee 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 Suwannee 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. Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches1 open role
  2. Tidal Wave1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerSource North Florida

    Live Oak · Comprehensive · 850-973-9675

    8-5 Monday-Thursday (closed 12:30-1 for lunch) Friday 8-12

Cities in Suwannee County

Other Florida counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Suwannee 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.