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Labour force in Miami

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 2 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 466K
2 Miami 232K
3 Tampa 196K
4 St. Petersburg 138K
5 Hialeah 114K
6 Fort Lauderdale 97,829
7 Port St. Lucie 91,252
8 Cape Coral 90,243
9 Pembroke Pines 87,545
10 Hollywood 83,070
11 Miramar 76,493
12 Coral Springs 71,263
13 West Palm Beach 60,877
14 Davie 57,645
15 Clearwater 57,241
16 Pompano Beach 55,789
17 Palm Bay 54,782
18 Sunrise 52,513
19 Miami Gardens 51,491
20 Plantation 49,805
21 Miami Beach 47,201
22 Boca Raton 46,528
23 Deltona 45,051
24 Deerfield Beach 42,516
25 Boynton Beach 42,266
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.