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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 473K
2 Miami 235K
3 Tampa 204K
4 St. Petersburg 143K
5 Hialeah 111K
6 Port St. Lucie 101K
7 Fort Lauderdale 98,658
8 Cape Coral 97,289
9 Pembroke Pines 87,322
10 Hollywood 82,967
11 Miramar 77,313
12 Coral Springs 70,127
13 West Palm Beach 61,541
14 Palm Bay 58,478
15 Clearwater 58,360
16 Davie 57,513
17 Pompano Beach 56,080
18 Sunrise 51,713
19 Miami Gardens 51,664
20 Plantation 51,292
21 Boca Raton 46,755
22 Deltona 45,578
23 Miami Beach 44,701
24 Boynton Beach 42,961
25 Deerfield Beach 42,481
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.