Florida Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 3,684,000 | - | 6.6 | - |
| 1979 | 3,884,000 | 5.4 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| 1980 | 4,020,000 | 3.5 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| 1981 | 4,211,000 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| 1982 | 4,363,000 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | 4,512,000 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
| 1984 | 4,814,000 | 6.7 | 6.3 | -2.3 |
| 1985 | 5,023,000 | 4.3 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| 1986 | 5,265,000 | 4.8 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| 1987 | 5,556,000 | 5.5 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| 1988 | 5,777,000 | 4.0 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| 1989 | 5,845,000 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| 1990 | 6,077,713 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| 1991 | 6,008,540 | -1.1 | 7.4 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 6,015,795 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 6,191,793 | 2.9 | 7.0 | -1.2 |
| 1994 | 6,363,390 | 2.8 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| 1995 | 6,655,500 | 4.6 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| 1996 | 6,826,997 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| 1997 | 7,040,660 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 7,232,345 | 2.7 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 1999 | 7,401,659 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 7,569,406 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 7,624,718 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 7,662,511 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | 7,785,547 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| 2004 | 8,026,552 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 8,335,901 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 8,633,652 | 3.6 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 8,779,299 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 6,528,671 | 5.9 | 6.5 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 6,595,542 | 5.8 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 6,652,897 | 5.7 | 4.8 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 6,625,350 | 4.9 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| May | 6,660,587 | 4.5 | 5.2 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 6,663,237 | 4.0 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 6,705,047 | 4.1 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 6,682,448 | 4.1 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 6,667,415 | 4.1 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 6,694,591 | 4.3 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 6,691,772 | 3.8 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 6,698,446 | 4.1 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 6,622,353 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 6,701,328 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 6,782,418 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 6,749,462 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 6,815,616 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 6,829,273 | 2.5 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 6,884,961 | 2.7 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 6,879,127 | 2.9 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 6,876,362 | 3.1 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 6,922,873 | 3.4 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 6,923,290 | 3.5 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 6,936,901 | 3.6 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 6,847,409 | 3.4 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 6,888,775 | 2.8 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 6,980,549 | 2.9 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 6,975,638 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| May | 7,056,612 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 7,052,207 | 3.3 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 7,109,568 | 3.3 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 7,104,338 | 3.3 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 7,081,870 | 3.0 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 7,108,413 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 7,132,620 | 3.0 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 7,149,923 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 7,070,029 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 7,127,675 | 3.5 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 7,187,375 | 3.0 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 7,169,976 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| May | 7,232,395 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 7,228,446 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 7,265,028 | 2.2 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 7,244,057 | 2.0 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 7,271,251 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 7,302,594 | 2.7 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 7,324,773 | 2.7 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 7,364,546 | 3.0 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| 1999-Jan | 7,280,458 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 7,309,095 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 7,366,024 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 7,342,798 | 2.4 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| May | 7,422,214 | 2.6 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 7,437,370 | 2.9 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 7,429,746 | 2.3 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 7,391,278 | 2.0 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 7,407,585 | 1.9 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 7,449,326 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 7,474,521 | 2.0 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 7,509,487 | 2.0 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 7,460,372 | 2.5 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 7,487,885 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 7,531,547 | 2.2 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 7,545,530 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 7,555,951 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 7,562,778 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 7,584,000 | 2.1 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 7,577,431 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 7,582,159 | 2.4 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 7,620,005 | 2.3 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 7,635,881 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 7,689,330 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 7,627,158 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 7,676,982 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 7,740,809 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 7,604,668 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 7,644,248 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 7,639,557 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 7,679,532 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 7,633,001 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 7,671,110 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 7,528,896 | -1.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 7,515,997 | -1.6 | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 7,534,658 | -2.0 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 7,498,774 | -1.7 | 6.1 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 7,584,537 | -1.2 | 5.8 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 7,621,041 | -1.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 7,615,587 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| May | 7,676,103 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 7,657,905 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 7,686,871 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 7,684,977 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 7,746,549 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 7,740,023 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 7,707,073 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 7,730,688 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 7,666,809 | 2.2 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 7,718,455 | 1.8 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 7,760,291 | 1.8 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 7,754,211 | 1.8 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 7,779,133 | 1.3 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 7,773,208 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 7,786,219 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 7,783,242 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 7,816,498 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 7,851,616 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 7,856,654 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 7,880,224 | 1.9 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| 2004-Jan | 7,857,171 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 7,910,313 | 2.5 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 7,951,246 | 2.5 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 7,975,754 | 2.9 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 8,017,644 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 8,026,444 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 8,079,945 | 3.8 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 8,053,785 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 8,044,303 | 2.9 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 8,106,626 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 8,140,512 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 8,154,877 | 3.5 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 8,095,172 | 3.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 8,150,326 | 3.0 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 8,207,096 | 3.2 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 8,268,352 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| May | 8,335,000 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 8,331,077 | 3.8 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 8,397,605 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 8,411,313 | 4.4 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 8,438,121 | 4.9 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 8,467,663 | 4.5 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 8,449,619 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 8,479,466 | 4.0 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 8,425,802 | 4.1 | 3.4 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 8,486,291 | 4.1 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 8,562,602 | 4.3 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 8,563,745 | 3.6 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 8,622,709 | 3.5 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 8,643,012 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 8,665,068 | 3.2 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 8,671,427 | 3.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 8,700,597 | 3.1 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 8,743,331 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 8,743,598 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 8,775,638 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 8,688,584 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 8,726,729 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 8,795,907 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 8,758,734 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| May | 8,796,795 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 8,791,092 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 8,806,170 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 8,756,958 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 8,797,267 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 8,804,908 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 8,826,026 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 8,802,418 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 8,758,016 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 8,735,052 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 8,749,423 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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