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Labour force in Miami

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 2 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 24, 2026

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

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+25% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Miami 263K
Florida 11M

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

The series at a glance Miami · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 262,609 · 2025
First value 155,631 · 2000
Highest 263,999 · 2024
Lowest 153,068 · 2002
Average change +2.1% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearMiamiChange Miami-Dade CountyFlorida
2025 262,609 −0.5% 1.4M 11M
2024 263,999 +2.0% 1.4M 11M
2023 258,880 +3.5% 1.4M 11M
2022 250,183 +6.3% 1.4M 11M
2021 235,275 +4.5% 1.3M 10M
2020 225,057 −6.0% 1.3M 10M
2019 239,518 +3.1% 1.4M 10M
2018 232,269 +1.8% 1.4M 10M
2017 228,164 +4.3% 1.3M 10M
2016 218,690 +4.4% 1.3M 9.8M
2015 209,552 +1.4% 1.3M 9.6M
2014 206,588 +3.3% 1.3M 9.5M
2013 199,914 −1.2% 1.3M 9.4M
2012 202,242 +1.5% 1.3M 9.3M
2011 199,215 +1.5% 1.3M 9.3M
2010 196,230 +5.1% 1.2M 9.2M
2009 186,717 −0.9% 1.2M 9.2M
2008 188,344 +0.9% 1.2M 9.3M
2007 186,599 +5.8% 1.2M 9.3M
2006 176,379 +7.6% 1.2M 9.1M
2005 163,878 +4.0% 1.2M 8.8M
2004 157,512 +1.6% 1.1M 8.5M
2003 155,097 +1.3% 1.1M 8.3M
2002 153,068 −1.6% 1.1M 8.2M
2001 155,508 −0.1% 1.1M 8.1M
2000 155,631 1.1M 7.9M

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 434K
2 Miami 210K
3 Tampa 188K
4 St. Petersburg 134K
5 Hialeah 109K
6 Fort Lauderdale 93,896
7 Pembroke Pines 87,261
8 Port St. Lucie 83,818
9 Cape Coral 83,650
10 Hollywood 77,383
11 Miramar 73,567
12 Coral Springs 70,495
13 West Palm Beach 55,940
14 Clearwater 55,711
15 Davie 55,183
16 Miami Beach 54,042
17 Plantation 52,131
18 Miami Gardens 51,043
19 Pompano Beach 50,348
20 Sunrise 50,291
21 Palm Bay 49,328
22 Boca Raton 48,871
23 Deltona 42,400
24 Deerfield Beach 39,416
25 Largo 39,012
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.