Florida / Economic data
Florida labor force, employment and unemployment
Labor force, employment, unemployment and the unemployment rate for Florida, all 67 counties and every city or town over 25,000, monthly from 1990 (the state from 1976), from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics, with the county and city estimates produced by FloridaCommerce Labor Market Statistics. Every county and city has its own page; a county's page lists its cities.
Latest monthAug 2026 (preliminary)
Unemployment rate4.6%
Change on a year earlier+0.3 pt
Employment10,629,950
Employment, change on a year earlier+0.1%
Labor force11,137,393
Florida, not seasonally adjusted, so it reads on the same basis as the counties below. The seasonally adjusted state series is its own card.
Counties, latest month
Not seasonally adjusted. Change compares the latest month with the same month a year earlier: the rate in percentage points, employment in percent. Select a county for its page.
Counties, latest month
Not seasonally adjusted. p marks a preliminary month. Sort any column; select a county for its page, with its cities listed.
| County | Month | Labor force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Rate a year earlier | Change, points | Employment change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Aug 2026 p | 139,681 | 132,074 | 7,607 | 5.4% | 5.0% | +0.4 pt | -0.1% |
| Baker County | Aug 2026 p | 12,140 | 11,538 | 602 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4 pt | -0.4% |
| Bay County | Aug 2026 p | 95,375 | 91,158 | 4,217 | 4.4% | 4.2% | +0.2 pt | +0.7% |
| Bradford County | Aug 2026 p | 10,537 | 9,957 | 580 | 5.5% | 4.9% | +0.6 pt | +0.1% |
| Brevard County | Aug 2026 p | 305,636 | 290,881 | 14,755 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3 pt | -0.2% |
| Broward County | Aug 2026 p | 1,071,312 | 1,023,926 | 47,386 | 4.4% | 4.0% | +0.4 pt | -0.8% |
| Calhoun County | Aug 2026 p | 5,078 | 4,820 | 258 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3 pt | -0.2% |
| Charlotte County | Aug 2026 p | 77,706 | 73,125 | 4,581 | 5.9% | 5.4% | +0.5 pt | -0.7% |
| Citrus County | Aug 2026 p | 54,520 | 50,856 | 3,664 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5 pt | -1.3% |
| Clay County | Aug 2026 p | 113,056 | 107,687 | 5,369 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2 pt | -0.6% |
| Collier County | Aug 2026 p | 182,606 | 173,460 | 9,146 | 5.0% | 4.7% | +0.3 pt | +0.3% |
| Columbia County | Aug 2026 p | 27,721 | 26,191 | 1,530 | 5.5% | 5.0% | +0.5 pt | -0.5% |
| DeSoto County | Aug 2026 p | 12,246 | 11,514 | 732 | 6.0% | 5.4% | +0.6 pt | -1.3% |
| Dixie County | Aug 2026 p | 5,945 | 5,588 | 357 | 6.0% | 5.5% | +0.5 pt | +0.3% |
| Duval County | Aug 2026 p | 518,469 | 493,297 | 25,172 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4 pt | -0.7% |
| Escambia County | Aug 2026 p | 149,306 | 141,778 | 7,528 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5 pt | -1.0% |
| Flagler County | Aug 2026 p | 56,551 | 53,435 | 3,116 | 5.5% | 5.2% | +0.3 pt | 0.0% |
| Franklin County | Aug 2026 p | 4,600 | 4,371 | 229 | 5.0% | 4.9% | +0.1 pt | +1.7% |
| Gadsden County | Aug 2026 p | 17,093 | 16,107 | 986 | 5.8% | 5.3% | +0.5 pt | -0.1% |
| Gilchrist County | Aug 2026 p | 8,013 | 7,613 | 400 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4 pt | -0.3% |
| Glades County | Aug 2026 p | 4,599 | 4,334 | 265 | 5.8% | 5.3% | +0.5 pt | -0.8% |
| Gulf County | Aug 2026 p | 6,476 | 6,191 | 285 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0 pt | +0.3% |
| Hamilton County | Aug 2026 p | 4,131 | 3,864 | 267 | 6.5% | 6.1% | +0.4 pt | -0.1% |
| Hardee County | Aug 2026 p | 10,376 | 9,803 | 573 | 5.5% | 5.3% | +0.2 pt | +0.6% |
| Hendry County | Aug 2026 p | 22,577 | 21,299 | 1,278 | 5.7% | 5.3% | +0.4 pt | +0.2% |
| Hernando County | Aug 2026 p | 91,390 | 86,423 | 4,967 | 5.4% | 5.0% | +0.4 pt | +0.4% |
| Highlands County | Aug 2026 p | 36,318 | 33,840 | 2,478 | 6.8% | 6.3% | +0.5 pt | -0.6% |
| Hillsborough County | Aug 2026 p | 813,601 | 775,819 | 37,782 | 4.6% | 4.3% | +0.3 pt | +0.4% |
| Holmes County | Aug 2026 p | 7,867 | 7,487 | 380 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4 pt | -0.5% |
| Indian River County | Aug 2026 p | 67,290 | 63,536 | 3,754 | 5.6% | 5.3% | +0.3 pt | -0.5% |
| Jackson County | Aug 2026 p | 17,386 | 16,481 | 905 | 5.2% | 4.9% | +0.3 pt | -0.4% |
| Jefferson County | Aug 2026 p | 7,062 | 6,750 | 312 | 4.4% | 4.0% | +0.4 pt | +0.4% |
| Lafayette County | Aug 2026 p | 2,539 | 2,384 | 155 | 6.1% | 5.6% | +0.5 pt | -2.3% |
| Lake County | Aug 2026 p | 198,233 | 188,443 | 9,790 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4 pt | 0.0% |
| Lee County | Aug 2026 p | 371,492 | 352,280 | 19,212 | 5.2% | 4.7% | +0.5 pt | -0.4% |
| Leon County | Aug 2026 p | 164,251 | 156,121 | 8,130 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4 pt | +0.6% |
| Levy County | Aug 2026 p | 18,784 | 17,766 | 1,018 | 5.4% | 5.1% | +0.3 pt | -0.3% |
| Liberty County | Aug 2026 p | 2,561 | 2,431 | 130 | 5.1% | 4.9% | +0.2 pt | +1.0% |
| Madison County | Aug 2026 p | 6,940 | 6,576 | 364 | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0 pt | -0.3% |
| Manatee County | Aug 2026 p | 202,370 | 192,517 | 9,853 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4 pt | +0.1% |
| Marion County | Aug 2026 p | 162,595 | 153,303 | 9,292 | 5.7% | 5.3% | +0.4 pt | -0.1% |
| Martin County | Aug 2026 p | 70,768 | 67,313 | 3,455 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3 pt | -0.4% |
| Miami-Dade County | Aug 2026 p | 1,446,920 | 1,408,294 | 38,626 | 2.7% | 3.0% | -0.3 pt | +2.0% |
| Monroe County | Aug 2026 p | 48,925 | 47,330 | 1,595 | 3.3% | 3.0% | +0.3 pt | -0.7% |
| Nassau County | Aug 2026 p | 47,009 | 44,861 | 2,148 | 4.6% | 4.2% | +0.4 pt | -0.6% |
| Okaloosa County | Aug 2026 p | 101,762 | 97,323 | 4,439 | 4.4% | 4.0% | +0.4 pt | -0.7% |
| Okeechobee County | Aug 2026 p | 16,484 | 15,617 | 867 | 5.3% | 4.9% | +0.4 pt | +0.3% |
| Orange County | Aug 2026 p | 822,275 | 785,358 | 36,917 | 4.5% | 4.1% | +0.4 pt | 0.0% |
| Osceola County | Aug 2026 p | 240,855 | 229,335 | 11,520 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4 pt | 0.0% |
| Palm Beach County | Aug 2026 p | 773,792 | 737,930 | 35,862 | 4.6% | 4.3% | +0.3 pt | -0.2% |
| Pasco County | Aug 2026 p | 302,625 | 287,461 | 15,164 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4 pt | +0.3% |
| Pinellas County | Aug 2026 p | 493,907 | 472,617 | 21,290 | 4.3% | 4.0% | +0.3 pt | -0.5% |
| Polk County | Aug 2026 p | 364,197 | 343,756 | 20,441 | 5.6% | 5.3% | +0.3 pt | +0.4% |
| Putnam County | Aug 2026 p | 29,865 | 28,198 | 1,667 | 5.6% | 5.2% | +0.4 pt | +1.2% |
| Santa Rosa County | Aug 2026 p | 91,775 | 87,379 | 4,396 | 4.8% | 4.3% | +0.5 pt | -1.0% |
| Sarasota County | Aug 2026 p | 201,259 | 191,134 | 10,125 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4 pt | +0.1% |
| Seminole County | Aug 2026 p | 270,787 | 259,231 | 11,556 | 4.3% | 4.0% | +0.3 pt | 0.0% |
| St. Johns County | Aug 2026 p | 157,452 | 150,068 | 7,384 | 4.7% | 4.3% | +0.4 pt | -0.8% |
| St. Lucie County | Aug 2026 p | 170,878 | 161,795 | 9,083 | 5.3% | 5.0% | +0.3 pt | -0.4% |
| Sumter County | Aug 2026 p | 35,343 | 32,557 | 2,786 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8 pt | -0.4% |
| Suwannee County | Aug 2026 p | 17,215 | 16,256 | 959 | 5.6% | 5.3% | +0.3 pt | +0.1% |
| Taylor County | Aug 2026 p | 5,467 | 5,018 | 449 | 8.2% | 7.6% | +0.6 pt | -2.1% |
| Union County | Aug 2026 p | 4,119 | 3,854 | 265 | 6.4% | 5.7% | +0.7 pt | -1.0% |
| Volusia County | Aug 2026 p | 267,024 | 253,064 | 13,960 | 5.2% | 4.9% | +0.3 pt | 0.0% |
| Wakulla County | Aug 2026 p | 17,910 | 17,171 | 739 | 4.1% | 3.7% | +0.4 pt | +0.1% |
| Walton County | Aug 2026 p | 42,757 | 40,935 | 1,822 | 4.3% | 4.0% | +0.3 pt | -0.5% |
| Washington County | Aug 2026 p | 9,588 | 9,071 | 517 | 5.4% | 5.3% | +0.1 pt | +0.9% |
Cities and towns over 25,000
Every Florida city, town or village of 25,000 or more that BLS publishes: 105 places, each with its own page under its county. Type part of a name to find it, or pick it from the list.
105 places
- Altamonte Springs Seminole
- Apopka Orange
- Aventura Miami-Dade
- Boca Raton Palm Beach
- Bonita Springs Lee
- Boynton Beach Palm Beach
- Bradenton Manatee
- Cape Coral Lee
- Casselberry Seminole
- Clearwater Pinellas
- Clermont Lake
- Coconut Creek Broward
- Cooper City Broward
- Coral Gables Miami-Dade
- Coral Springs Broward
- Crestview Okaloosa
- Cutler Bay Miami-Dade
- Dania Beach Broward
- Davie Broward
- Daytona Beach Volusia
- DeLand Volusia
- Deerfield Beach Broward
- Delray Beach Palm Beach
- Deltona Volusia
- Doral Miami-Dade
- Dunedin Pinellas
- Estero Lee
- Eustis Lake
- Fort Lauderdale Broward
- Fort Myers Lee
- Fort Pierce St. Lucie
- Gainesville Alachua
- Greenacres Palm Beach
- Haines City Polk
- Hallandale Beach Broward
- Hialeah Miami-Dade
- Hollywood Broward
- Homestead Miami-Dade
- Jacksonville Duval
- Jupiter Palm Beach
- Key West Monroe
- Kissimmee Osceola
- Lake Worth Beach Palm Beach
- Lakeland Polk
- Largo Pinellas
- Lauderdale Lakes Broward
- Lauderhill Broward
- Leesburg Lake
- Margate Broward
- Melbourne Brevard
- Miami Miami-Dade
- Miami Beach Miami-Dade
- Miami Gardens Miami-Dade
- Miami Lakes Miami-Dade
- Miramar Broward
- New Smyrna Beach Volusia
- North Lauderdale Broward
- North Miami Miami-Dade
- North Miami Beach Miami-Dade
- North Port Sarasota
- Oakland Park Broward
- Ocala Marion
- Ocoee Orange
- Orlando Orange
- Ormond Beach Volusia
- Oviedo Seminole
- Palm Bay Brevard
- Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach
- Palm Coast Flagler
- Palm Springs Palm Beach
- Palmetto Bay Miami-Dade
- Panama City Bay
- Parkland Broward
- Pembroke Pines Broward
- Pensacola Escambia
- Pinellas Park Pinellas
- Plant City Hillsborough
- Plantation Broward
- Pompano Beach Broward
- Port Orange Volusia
- Port St. Lucie St. Lucie
- Riviera Beach Palm Beach
- Rockledge Brevard
- Royal Palm Beach Palm Beach
- Sanford Seminole
- Sarasota Sarasota
- Sebastian Indian River
- St. Cloud Osceola
- St. Petersburg Pinellas
- Sunrise Broward
- Tallahassee Leon
- Tamarac Broward
- Tampa Hillsborough
- Tarpon Springs Pinellas
- Temple Terrace Hillsborough
- Titusville Brevard
- Venice Sarasota
- Wellington Palm Beach
- West Melbourne Brevard
- West Palm Beach Palm Beach
- Weston Broward
- Winter Garden Orange
- Winter Haven Polk
- Winter Park Orange
- Winter Springs Seminole
More economic data
Florida
FloridaState, not seasonally adjustedAug 2026: 4.6% unemployment, +0.3 pt on a year earlier; 10,629,950 employed
Latest month and a year earlier
| Measure | Aug 2026 | Aug 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor force | 11,137,393 | 11,097,216 | +0.4% |
| Employment | 10,629,950 | 10,621,508 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment | 507,443 | 475,708 | +6.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 4.3% | +0.3 pt |
Annual averages, as published by BLS
Annual figures are the averages BLS publishes, not sums or averages computed here. A year BLS has not averaged yet is not listed.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Florida, not seasonally adjusted; Jan 1976 to Aug 2026, 607 months published. The latest month is preliminary.
- Oct 2025: Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
FloridaState, seasonally adjustedAug 2026: 4.5% unemployment, +0.5 pt on a year earlier; 10,612,619 employed
Latest month and a year earlier
| Measure | Aug 2026 | Aug 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor force | 11,115,030 | 11,080,810 | +0.3% |
| Employment | 10,612,619 | 10,637,050 | -0.2% |
| Unemployment | 502,411 | 443,760 | +13.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% | 4.0% | +0.5 pt |
Annual averages, as published by BLS
Annual figures are the averages BLS publishes, not sums or averages computed here. A year BLS has not averaged yet is not listed.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Florida, seasonally adjusted; Jan 1976 to Aug 2026, 607 months published. The latest month is preliminary.
- Oct 2025: Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
Sources on this page
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics, from the Florida series file la.data.16.Florida. Retrieved 2026-10-01. Counties and cities are not seasonally adjusted; the state is carried both ways. The latest month is preliminary until BLS revises it the following month.
- FloridaCommerce, Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research: Labor Market Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics program. LAUS is a federal and state program: the county and city estimates are produced by FloridaCommerce under BLS methodology and published by BLS, which is where every figure here is read from.
- Validated against BLS's own release tables, every figure they print for these areas, on every build:
- BLS Public Data API, the current year of every city series
- Labor force data by county, not seasonally adjusted, latest 14 months (laucntycur14)
- States: employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, not seasonally adjusted (ststdnsadata)
- States: employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, seasonally adjusted (ststdsadata)
- Blank months. A month BLS prints as not available is left blank, with BLS's footnote on the card. October 2025 was not collected during the lapse in appropriations, and BLS's 2025 annual averages are eleven month averages by its own note. Nothing is interpolated.
- Sources and methods.
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The monthly CSV has one row per area and month with labor force, employment, unemployment, the rate and BLS's footnote; the annual CSV has the averages BLS publishes.