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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Fort Lauderdale

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 8 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 28, 2026
Economy & jobs · Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 103,029 −0.7% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 8 of 83 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +9.7% +0.9% a year on average
share of Broward County 9.57% Broward County: 1,076,960 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+9.7% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Fort Lauderdale 103K
Broward County 1.1M
Florida 11M

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

The series at a glance Fort Lauderdale · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 103,029 · 2025
First value 82,292 · 2000
Highest 107,628 · 2008
Lowest 82,292 · 2000
Average change +0.9% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearFort LauderdaleChange Broward CountyFlorida
2025 103,029 −0.7% 1.1M 11M
2024 103,769 +0.2% 1.1M 11M
2023 103,550 +2.3% 1.1M 11M
2022 101,249 +2.6% 1.1M 11M
2021 98,658 −0.2% 1M 10M
2020 98,864 +0.4% 1M 10M
2019 98,478 +0.7% 1M 10M
2018 97,829 +1.5% 1M 10M
2017 96,360 +0.7% 1M 10M
2016 95,726 +1.9% 999K 9.8M
2015 93,896 +1.2% 987K 9.6M
2014 92,752 +1.9% 981K 9.5M
2013 90,984 +1.0% 968K 9.4M
2012 90,103 +0.3% 956K 9.3M
2011 89,819 +0.9% 949K 9.3M
2010 89,007 −15% 939K 9.2M
2009 104,509 −2.9% 992K 9.2M
2008 107,628 +0.5% 1M 9.3M
2007 107,056 +2.3% 1M 9.3M
2006 104,622 +13% 993K 9.1M
2005 92,460 +3.9% 967K 8.8M
2004 89,020 +2.1% 932K 8.5M
2003 87,196 +0.5% 912K 8.3M
2002 86,740 +1.4% 906K 8.2M
2001 85,539 +3.9% 895K 8.1M
2000 82,292 863K 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 459K
2 Miami 228K
3 Tampa 194K
4 St. Petersburg 135K
5 Hialeah 114K
6 Fort Lauderdale 96,360
7 Port St. Lucie 88,368
8 Cape Coral 87,673
9 Pembroke Pines 86,627
10 Hollywood 82,246
11 Miramar 76,028
12 Coral Springs 70,883
13 West Palm Beach 60,629
14 Davie 56,861
15 Clearwater 56,331
16 Pompano Beach 55,020
17 Palm Bay 53,230
18 Miami Gardens 52,008
19 Sunrise 51,882
20 Plantation 49,507
21 Miami Beach 47,517
22 Boca Raton 46,072
23 Deltona 44,721
24 Deerfield Beach 42,254
25 Boynton Beach 42,245
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.