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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Miami

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 2 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Miami Miami-Dade County Florida

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

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Overview 8 figures People 24 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 262,609 −0.5% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 2 of 83 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +25% +2.1% a year on average
share of Miami-Dade County 18.4% Miami-Dade County: 1,429,207 · 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
Miami-Dade County 1.4M
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

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.