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Largo, FL

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Top Job Type openings Permanent 62.79% of offers
Top Employer HCA Florida Largo Hospital 395 offers
Top Job Title in demand Medical Assistant 45 offers
Offers by location Largo, FL 4,947 offers

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Largo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, USA and is part of the Tampa Bay Area. Centrally located, it is the crossroads of the county. As of the 2000 census, the City had a total population of 69,371. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 71,704.Largo was first incorporated in 1905. In 1913, it became the first municipality in Pinellas County to adopt a Council-Manager government. It switched back and forth from "town" to "city" a few times, and became a city again in 1974. It was an exporter of agricultural products until the 1960s when the influx of people began to transform it into a bedroom community. From 1905 to 2005, Largo grew in area from 9/16ths of a square mile to about, and in population from about 300 people to more than 70,000. Largo began as a rural farming community and became the third largest city in Florida's most densely populated county. Largo is also a sister city to Tosayamada, Kochi, Japan. In 2007, Largo had been named a National Arbor Day Tree City seventeen years in a row. Provided by Wikipedia More Info

Economy

The decline of agriculture with the influx of new residents beginning in the 1960s largely transformed Largo into a bedroom community. Electronics, though important, could not fill the gap left by agriculture. Other light manufacturers fill various niches. The vast majority of jobs in Largo are in services and in retail sales.The health care industry continues to grow to meet the needs of an aging... More Info

Education

Fortis College has a campus in Largo, Florida that offers career training in the medical, HVAC and cosmetology fields. More Info

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