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Which counties in Florida have the lowest unemployment?

Miami-Dade County (2.7%), Monroe County (2.8%) and Wakulla County (3.4%) had the lowest unemployment in Florida in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Florida counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Miami-Dade County2.7%−0.2 pts2,802,029
2Monroe County2.8%+0.5 pts80,406
3Wakulla County3.4%+0.6 pts38,089
4Broward County3.7%+0.6 pts2,013,317
5Jefferson County3.7%+0.7 pts16,007
6Pinellas County3.7%+0.6 pts948,563
7Seminole County3.7%+0.8 pts491,884
8Walton County3.7%+1.0 pts93,288
9Okaloosa County3.8%+1.0 pts221,810
10Orange County3.8%+0.8 pts1,528,002
11Nassau County3.9%+0.9 pts106,879
12Palm Beach County3.9%+0.5 pts1,575,726
13Bay County4.0%+0.2 pts204,479
14Hillsborough County4.0%+0.8 pts1,574,115
15St. Johns County4.0%+1.2 pts346,328
16Clay County4.1%+1.0 pts239,593
17Collier County4.1%+0.7 pts417,131
18Duval County4.1%+0.7 pts1,062,963
19Gilchrist County4.1%+0.9 pts20,488
20Gulf County4.1%−1.0 pts15,943
21Leon County4.1%+1.0 pts299,048
22Osceola County4.1%+0.9 pts481,718
23Santa Rosa County4.1%+1.0 pts211,115
24Baker County4.2%+1.2 pts29,737
25Brevard County4.2%+0.9 pts663,982
26Holmes County4.2%+0.9 pts20,119
27Lake County4.2%+1.0 pts456,068
28Manatee County4.2%+1.0 pts468,200
29Martin County4.2%+0.9 pts166,272
30Escambia County4.3%+1.0 pts333,834
31Lee County4.3%+1.0 pts875,607
32Pasco County4.3%+0.9 pts674,516
33Sarasota County4.3%+1.0 pts479,958
34Calhoun County4.4%+0.5 pts13,289
35Alachua County4.5%+1.4 pts290,028
36Bradford County4.5%+1.0 pts28,307
37Hendry County4.5%−0.3 pts48,276
38Jackson County4.5%+0.9 pts49,629
39Liberty County4.5%+1.0 pts8,035
40Volusia County4.5%+0.9 pts606,573
41Franklin County4.6%+0.5 pts13,029
42Hernando County4.6%+0.7 pts221,701
43Levy County4.6%+0.9 pts48,520
44Okeechobee County4.6%+0.7 pts42,608
45St. Lucie County4.6%+0.6 pts402,449
46Columbia County4.7%+1.2 pts74,094
47Hardee County4.7%+0.2 pts25,932
48Indian River County4.7%+0.7 pts172,799
49Flagler County4.8%+1.0 pts140,360
50Gadsden County4.8%+0.4 pts44,298
51Madison County4.8%+0.4 pts18,759
52Polk County4.8%+1.1 pts874,790
53Suwannee County4.8%+1.3 pts48,149
54Washington County4.8%+1.0 pts26,695
55Charlotte County4.9%+1.0 pts217,212
56DeSoto County4.9%+1.4 pts37,078
57Glades County4.9%+0.5 pts13,270
58Marion County4.9%+1.1 pts442,660
59Putnam County4.9%+0.6 pts77,734
60Dixie County5.1%+1.1 pts18,038
61Lafayette County5.3%+1.8 pts8,792
62Union County5.3%+1.6 pts16,250
63Highlands County5.6%+0.9 pts111,122
64Citrus County5.8%+1.1 pts171,666
65Hamilton County5.8%+1.3 pts14,180
66Sumter County6.8%+1.4 pts157,772
67Taylor County7.3%+2.5 pts21,210

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. 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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Questions

Which county in Florida has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County: 2.7%, ahead of Monroe County (2.8%) and Wakulla County (3.4%), of 67 Florida counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. 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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