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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 29, 2026

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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 466K
2 Miami 225K
3 Tampa 201K
4 St. Petersburg 140K
5 Hialeah 106K
6 Fort Lauderdale 98,864
7 Port St. Lucie 96,234
8 Cape Coral 92,657
9 Pembroke Pines 86,942
10 Hollywood 82,593
11 Miramar 75,616
12 Coral Springs 69,473
13 West Palm Beach 60,452
14 Clearwater 57,202
15 Palm Bay 56,469
16 Davie 56,358
17 Pompano Beach 55,640
18 Sunrise 51,599
19 Plantation 49,914
20 Miami Gardens 48,931
21 Boca Raton 45,521
22 Deltona 44,571
23 Miami Beach 44,022
24 Boynton Beach 42,709
25 Deerfield Beach 42,004
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.