Unemployed people in Florida

as of September, 2021:

517,021

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Labor Force

10,593,005

Employment

10,075,984

Employment-Population Ratio

56.3%

Labor Force Participation Rate

59.2%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Alachua 139,134 5,011 3.5 144,145
Baker 12,323 456 3.6 12,779
Bay 85,481 3,176 3.6 88,657
Bradford 10,881 445 3.9 11,326
Brevard 289,688 11,411 3.8 301,099
Broward 1,009,405 46,144 4.4 1,055,549
Calhoun 5,035 225 4.3 5,260
Charlotte 71,195 3,203 4.3 74,398
Citrus 46,373 2,621 5.3 48,994
Clay 110,106 3,790 3.3 113,896
Collier 179,129 6,651 3.6 185,780
Columbia 30,496 1,316 4.1 31,812
DeSoto 14,706 564 3.7 15,270
Dixie 6,398 258 3.9 6,656
Duval 498,879 21,117 4.1 519,996
Escambia 147,492 6,465 4.2 153,957
Flagler 46,653 2,170 4.4 48,823
Franklin 4,800 179 3.6 4,979
Gadsden 18,836 1,050 5.3 19,886
Gilchrist 7,258 271 3.6 7,529
Glades 5,404 209 3.7 5,613
Gulf 5,181 184 3.4 5,365
Hamilton 4,192 251 5.6 4,443
Hardee 8,650 463 5.1 9,113
Hendry 15,379 1,105 6.7 16,484
Hernando 73,168 3,674 4.8 76,842
Highlands 34,406 2,093 5.7 36,499
Hillsborough 776,370 31,346 3.9 807,716
Holmes 6,982 289 4.0 7,271
Indian River 64,842 3,097 4.6 67,939
Jackson 17,934 809 4.3 18,743
Jefferson 5,434 245 4.3 5,679
Lafayette 2,858 109 3.7 2,967
Lake 154,407 6,974 4.3 161,381
Lee 347,319 14,502 4.0 361,821
Leon 152,390 6,359 4.0 158,749
Levy 17,163 773 4.3 17,936
Liberty 2,661 129 4.6 2,790
Madison 7,643 365 4.6 8,008
Manatee 180,708 7,013 3.7 187,721
Marion 139,024 6,904 4.7 145,928
Martin 74,970 2,634 3.4 77,604
Miami-Dade 1,287,962 77,110 5.6 1,365,072
Monroe 47,360 1,244 2.6 48,604
Nassau 42,982 1,436 3.2 44,418
Okaloosa 97,920 3,252 3.2 101,172
Okeechobee 17,296 763 4.2 18,059
Orange 724,089 33,977 4.5 758,066
Osceola 176,720 10,068 5.4 186,788
Palm Beach 720,788 31,018 4.1 751,806
Pasco 245,586 10,509 4.1 256,095
Pinellas 500,531 18,825 3.6 519,356
Polk 315,732 16,495 5.0 332,227
Putnam 26,099 1,651 5.9 27,750
Santa Rosa 85,388 2,908 3.3 88,296
Sarasota 189,609 7,212 3.7 196,821
Seminole 242,985 9,593 3.8 252,578
St. Johns 139,444 4,201 2.9 143,645
St. Lucie 147,611 7,103 4.6 154,714
Sumter 31,473 1,860 5.6 33,333
Suwannee 17,794 800 4.3 18,594
Taylor 7,984 357 4.3 8,341
Union 4,416 170 3.7 4,586
Volusia 250,103 11,316 4.3 261,419
Wakulla 15,356 499 3.1 15,855
Walton 32,601 1,161 3.4 33,762
Washington 9,682 417 4.1 10,099