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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Florida

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News Releases:

Mar
18

County Employment and Wages in Florida – Third Quarter 2019

Employment increased in 24 of Florida’s 26 large counties from September 2018 to September 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
11

Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach – February 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach rose 0.4 percent from December to February.

Mar
11

Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Florida Economy at a Glance:

Florida
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2019		 Oct
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)10,402.7 (r)10,423.4 (r)10,423.3 (r)10,419.0 10,440.3 (p)10,455.5

Employment(1)

 (r)10,098.9 (r)10,125.4 (r)10,126.5 (r)10,121.6 10,148.9 (p)10,164.8

Unemployment(1)

 (r)303.8 (r)297.9 (r)296.7 (r)297.4 291.4 (p)290.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)2.9 (r)2.9 (r)2.8 (r)2.9 2.8 (p)2.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 8,983.6 9,000.8 9,006.7 9,031.4 9,068.8 (p)9,075.9

12-month % change

 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.0 (p)1.9

Mining and Logging(4)

 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 (p)5.8

12-month % change

 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 568.9 572.6 573.7 576.1 581.4 (p)583.6

12-month % change

 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 4.2 (p)4.5

Manufacturing(3)

 385.0 388.6 388.8 388.4 388.2 (p)387.4

12-month % change

 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.6 1.9 (p)1.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,810.1 1,813.1 1,810.3 1,818.8 1,824.3 (p)1,823.0

12-month % change

 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.5 (p)1.5

Information(3)

 138.5 138.2 137.5 137.5 137.5 (p)137.3

12-month % change

 -0.6 -1.0 -1.6 -1.5 -1.2 (p)-1.4

Financial Activities(3)

 594.6 596.6 597.0 595.3 596.1 (p)596.6

12-month % change

 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.0 (p)1.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 1,400.4 1,396.4 1,397.1 1,403.8 1,412.3 (p)1,410.8

12-month % change

 1.9 1.5 1.4 2.0 2.4 (p)1.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,343.7 1,352.2 1,355.0 1,357.1 1,361.5 (p)1,365.9

12-month % change

 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 (p)2.7

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 1,256.3 1,260.1 1,262.3 1,269.7 1,277.4 (p)1,279.5

12-month % change

 1.4 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.4 (p)2.3

Other Services(3)

 353.3 350.3 352.2 352.3 354.7 (p)355.5

12-month % change

 -0.2 -1.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 (p)0.5

Government(3)

 1,127.1 1,127.0 1,127.1 1,126.7 1,129.7 (p)1,130.5

12-month % change

 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.1 (p)1.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Jacksonville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Miami Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Orlando Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Tampa Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2020
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2020
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2020
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach – February 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2020
County Employment and Wages in Florida – Third Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2020
Miami Area Employment – November 2019 Employment News Release Jan 2020
Consumer Price Index for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater – January 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2020
Fatal Occupational Injuries In Florida – 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2020
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Florida – 2019 Unemployment News Release Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Tallahassee — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Average Energy Prices, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach – November 2019 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Jacksonville — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Women’s Earnings In Florida – 2018 Pay News Release Dec 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Truck Drivers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area – December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Miami Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cape Coral-Fort Myers — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Orlando, FL Selected as New Sample Area for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) N/A Factsheet Mar 2016
BLS starts collecting data from retail establishments in the Orlando, Florida area for the Consumer Price Index N/A Factsheet Feb 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Consumer Expenditures for the Tampa Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Florida – Third Quarter 2018 Employment News Release May 2019