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Which counties in Florida are adding jobs fastest?

Sumter County (+38.1%), Glades County (+27.7%) and Walton County (+26.4%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Florida between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Florida counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Sumter County+38.1%31,813157,772
2Glades County+27.7%1,25013,270
3Walton County+26.4%26,99493,288
4Jefferson County+25.9%1,97916,007
5St. Johns County+25.7%80,082346,328
6Hendry County+25.7%8,05248,276
7Holmes County+23.8%2,14220,119
8Dixie County+23.2%1,80918,038
9Gilchrist County+22.3%2,22220,488
10Pasco County+21.9%123,042674,516
11Polk County+21.6%232,278874,790
12Wakulla County+21.4%4,35738,089
13Flagler County+21.1%22,871140,360
14Marion County+20.9%101,916442,660
15Gulf County+19.6%2,77915,943
16Monroe County+19.5%37,13480,406
17Lee County+18.9%264,855875,607
18Osceola County+18.8%100,837481,718
19St. Lucie County+18.6%74,865402,449
20Lafayette County+17.2%6878,792
21Hernando County+17.1%42,473221,701
22Santa Rosa County+17.0%32,335211,115
23Nassau County+17.0%21,651106,879
24Manatee County+16.5%121,840468,200
25Gadsden County+16.3%9,53944,298
26Martin County+14.9%67,697166,272
27Collier County+14.2%151,907417,131
28Levy County+13.7%7,28248,520
29Lake County+13.6%96,577456,068
30Hillsborough County+13.2%697,6891,574,115
31Charlotte County+13.0%44,163217,212
32Orange County+11.2%842,0281,528,002
33Duval County+10.9%508,1041,062,963
34Indian River County+10.9%51,628172,799
35Sarasota County+10.5%162,310479,958
36Highlands County+10.3%22,996111,122
37Palm Beach County+9.8%592,2271,575,726
38Bradford County+9.7%4,82628,307
39Brevard County+9.5%205,503663,982
40Okeechobee County+9.5%7,98042,608
41Jackson County+9.1%9,84149,629
42DeSoto County+8.8%6,28137,078
43Putnam County+8.8%13,23177,734
44Broward County+8.6%780,6322,013,317
45Escambia County+8.1%120,709333,834
46Clay County+7.7%48,303239,593
47Columbia County+7.5%20,68974,094
48Baker County+7.3%6,20329,737
49Pinellas County+7.0%425,004948,563
50Suwannee County+7.0%9,26848,149
51Volusia County+6.9%164,490606,573
52Leon County+6.6%107,646299,048
53Madison County+6.6%3,26418,759
54Seminole County+6.3%193,461491,884
55Okaloosa County+6.2%64,766221,810
56Miami-Dade County+5.4%1,055,4402,802,029
57Alachua County+5.3%103,368290,028
58Washington County+5.3%4,04126,695
59Citrus County+4.3%31,162171,666
60Hardee County+3.0%4,82925,932
61Taylor County+2.4%4,67321,210
62Union County+0.8%1,58616,250
63Calhoun County+0.7%1,65713,289
64Franklin County−0.3%2,31513,029
65Bay County−0.5%62,282204,479
66Hamilton County−1.8%1,76014,180
67Liberty County−2.7%1,0828,035

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Florida has the fastest job growth?

Sumter County: +38.1%, ahead of Glades County (+27.7%) and Walton County (+26.4%), of 67 Florida counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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