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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 495K
2 Miami 259K
3 Tampa 216K
4 St. Petersburg 151K
5 Hialeah 118K
6 Port St. Lucie 114K
7 Cape Coral 108K
8 Fort Lauderdale 104K
9 Pembroke Pines 92,412
10 Hollywood 87,072
11 Miramar 82,180
12 Coral Springs 74,343
13 West Palm Beach 67,504
14 Palm Bay 64,845
15 Davie 61,470
16 Clearwater 60,662
17 Pompano Beach 59,179
18 Plantation 55,710
19 Sunrise 54,236
20 Miami Gardens 53,132
21 Boca Raton 49,736
22 Deltona 47,745
23 Miami Beach 47,236
24 Boynton Beach 45,266
25 Deerfield Beach 44,683
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.