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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Labour force in Florida

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Florida

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

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Overview 6 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 11,109,300 −0.0% since 2024
First value · 2000 7,908,881
since 2015 +16% +1.4% a year on average
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+16% since 2015

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

The series at a glance Florida · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 11,109,300 · 2025
First value 7,908,881 · 2000
Highest 11,114,233 · 2024
Lowest 7,908,881 · 2000
Average change +1.4% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearFloridaChange
2025 11,109,300 −0.0%
2024 11,114,233 +0.8%
2023 11,021,976 +2.9%
2022 10,708,010 +3.9%
2021 10,307,414 +2.5%
2020 10,056,206 −2.0%
2019 10,256,794 +1.6%
2018 10,098,820 +1.3%
2017 9,970,921 +1.8%
2016 9,791,737 +2.0%
2015 9,596,776 +1.0%
2014 9,502,159 +1.3%
2013 9,380,918 +0.7%
2012 9,316,928 +0.4%
2011 9,279,259 +0.4%
2010 9,246,529 +0.5%
2009 9,197,903 −1.2%
2008 9,313,307 +0.5%
2007 9,270,476 +2.1%
2006 9,083,615 +3.2%
2005 8,798,562 +3.6%
2004 8,490,612 +2.9%
2003 8,254,634 +1.3%
2002 8,151,207 +0.9%
2001 8,081,808 +2.2%
2000 7,908,881

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

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.